Where does “frár” come from?

frár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Frár, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

frár (Icelandic): swift, light-footed

Definitions

  1. swift, light-footed

Ancestry of “frár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFrárname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old Norse Frár →