Where does “fruit” come from?

fruit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch fruut, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

fruit (Dutch): fruit produced by trees or bushes, or any sweet vegetable; only literal sense

Definitions

  1. fruit produced by trees or bushes, or any sweet vegetable; only literal sense

Ancestry of “fruit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfruut
2Old Frenchfruitfruit
3Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
4Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
5Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fruit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-