Where does “freux” come from?

freux (French) comes from Old French fru, from Vulgar Latin *frocum, from Frankish hrōk, from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

freux (French): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “freux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrurook bird
2Vulgar Latin*frocum—
3Frankishhrōkrook
4Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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