Where does “frugtavl” come from?
frugtavl (Danish) comes from Danish frugt, from Old Norse fruktr, from Middle Low German vrucht, from Old Saxon fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron — to give.
frugtavl (Danish): fruitgrowing, fruit cultivation the breeding of trees, shrubs, or plants for the purpose of harvesting and selling their fruits
Definitions
- fruitgrowing, fruit cultivation the breeding of trees, shrubs, or plants for the purpose of harvesting and selling their fruits
Ancestry of “frugtavl”, step by step
frugtavl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish frugt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | frugt | fruit |
| 2 | Old Norse | fruktr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrucht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fruht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |