Where does “frau” come from?

frau (Catalan) comes from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

frau (Catalan): fraud

Definitions

  1. fraud

Ancestry of “frau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Latin fraus →