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Where does “frunk” come from?

frunk (English) comes from English front, from Middle English front, from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frunk (English): A trunk located at the front rather than the...

Definitions

  1. A trunk located at the front rather than the...

Ancestry of “frunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrontThe foremost side of something or the end that...
2Middle EnglishfrontAlternative form of frount
3Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
4Latinfrōns—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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