Where does “frucht” come from?
frucht (German) comes from Middle High German fruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Ancestry of “frucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | fruht | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fruht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | — |
| 4 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |