Where does “freu” come from?

freu (Catalan) comes from Latin fretum, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “freu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfretumstrait, sound, estuary, channel; the seas;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “freu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Latin fretum →
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