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Where does “frush” come from?

frush (English) comes from Old French froissier, from Vulgar Latin frustio, from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

frush (English): To break up, smash; To charge, rush violently; To...

Definitions

  1. To break up, smash; To charge, rush violently; To...

Ancestry of “frush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfroissier—
2Vulgar Latinfrustio—
3Latinfrustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food
4Proto-Italicfrustom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrus-tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
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