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Where does “vroeg” come from?

vroeg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vroech, from Middle Dutch vroe, from Old Dutch fruo, from Proto-Germanic *frō(ī).

vroeg (Dutch): early

Definitions

  1. early

Ancestry of “vroeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchvroechAlternative form of vroe
2Middle Dutchvroeearly
3Old Dutchfruoearly
4Proto-Germanic*frō(ī)—

Words derived from “vroeg”

  • vroegtijdigheid
  • vroegtijdig
  • vroeg
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