Where does “frontier” come from?

Frontier comes from Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter, from Latin frons meaning forehead or front, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-.

frontier (English): The part of a country which borders or faces...

Definitions

  1. The part of a country which borders or faces...

Ancestry of “frontier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfrounterA frontier or borderland; A fort located upon the...
2Old Frenchfronter—
3Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
4Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “frontier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →