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
Ancestry of “vroeg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vroeg | early |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vroech | Alternative form of vroe |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vroe | early |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fruo | early |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *frō(ī) | — |