Where does “frø” come from?

frø (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vrō, from Old Saxon frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

frø (Danish): frog; seed

Definitions

  1. frog; seed

Ancestry of “frø”, step by step

frø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrōhappy; early
2Old Saxonfrōglad
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

via Old Danish frø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfrø—

Words derived from “frø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old Saxon frō →