Where does “vroeg” come from?

vroeg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vroeg, from Middle Dutch vroech, from Middle Dutch vroe, from Old Dutch fruo, from Proto-Germanic *frō(ī).

vroeg (Afrikaans): early

Definitions

  1. early

Ancestry of “vroeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvroegearly
2Middle DutchvroechAlternative form of vroe
3Middle Dutchvroeearly
4Old Dutchfruoearly
5Proto-Germanic*frō(ī)—

Words derived from “vroeg”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *frō(ī) →Every word from Old Dutch fruo →Every word from Middle Dutch vroe →