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Where does “frothless” come from?

frothless (English) comes from English froth, from Middle English froþ, from Old Norse froða, from Proto-Germanic fruþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European prutH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European prewtH- — to splash.

frothless (English): Without froth

Definitions

  1. Without froth

Ancestry of “frothless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfrothfoam; unimportant events or actions; drivel; To...
2Middle Englishfroþ—
3Old Norsefroðafoam
4Proto-Germanicfruþǭfroth
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanprutH-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanprewtH-to splash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prewtH- →