Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “bʰren-”
345 words across 48 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — including front, frontier, confront, frontal, brink, prefrontal, affront, waterfront.
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English (143)
- front
- frontier
- confront
- frontal
- brink
- prefrontal
- affront
- waterfront
- fronting
- frontispiece
- frontline
- frontage
- storefront
- wavefront
- orbitofrontal
- frontiersman
- frond
- beachfront
- riverfront
- seafront
- lakefront
- frontalis
- oceanfront
- battlefront
- frontally
- brinkmanship
- affronting
- brant
- frontrunner
- shirtfront
- frontlet
- frontman
- cfr.
- frons
- transfrontier
- frontality
- shopfront
- frontogenesis
- frontstage
- fronded
- bifrontal
- frontside
- nasofrontal
- confronter
- frontmost
- frontward
- breakfront
- occipitofrontalis
- frondage
- occipitofrontal
- affronter
- frontless
- confrontative
- afront
- housefront
- postfrontal
- frontwards
- frondeur
- affrontive
- multifront
- frontways
- frontierswoman
- interfrontal
- frondose
- frontbencher
- zygomaticofrontal
- frontierman
- frontlist
- frondlike
- midfrontal
- frontness
- harborfront
- bowfront
- harbourfront
- lightfront
- frontcourt
- affrontery
- frontierless
- prefrontally
- frondent
- frontierlike
- frontolysis
- frontwise
- frontwoman
- multifrontal
- frondy
- confrontment
- stormfront
- sphenofrontal
- affrontee
- frontager
- mediofrontal
- blockfront
- frontiered
- frontiersmanship
- frondescent
- confrontable
- frondlet
- nonfrontier
- superfrontal
- buttonfront
- anafront
- frontalization
- windowfront
- katafront
- affrontingly
- cyberfrontier
- frontloader
- dorsofrontal
- shockfront
- hypofrontal
- brinksman
- confrontest
- overfront
- mesofrontal
- bifront
- affronteth
- frontierwoman
- frontperson
- firefront
- creekfront
- frondous
- unconfrontable
- centrofrontal
- whitefront
- confronteth
- frondesce
- frondiform
- frontlessly
- affrontingness
- affrontiveness
- frontflip
- frondation
- affrontively
- e-frontier
- frondless
- affrontest
- shirtfronted
- jewelfront
- catafront
- multifronded
- frontispice
- frontmen
Latin (36)
- affrontare
- frons
- frondens
- frondere
- frondescere
- frondescens
- frondesco
- frontispicium
- frontem
- frontalis
- fronto
- frontosus
- frondosus
- frondeo
- frontalia
- frondeus
- frondea
- latifrons
- nigrifrons
- angustifrons
- flavifrons
- sulcifrons
- punctifrons
- planifrons
- frondatio
- rufifrons
- cavifrons
- opacifrons
- rotundifrons
- Fronto
- fronte
- effrontem
- affronto
- effrons
- frondo
- ad frontem