Where does “Fróði” come from?
Fróði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fróði, from Old Norse fróðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic frōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European pret- — to understand.
Ancestry of “Fróði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fróði | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | fróðr | wise |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frōdaz | wise, experienced, knowledgeable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pret- | to understand |