Where does “frum-” come from?

frum- (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse frum-, from Proto-Germanic frumô — first.

frum- (Icelandic): primordial; first, initial, primary, basic

Definitions

  1. primordial; first, initial, primary, basic

Ancestry of “frum-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrum-
2Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst

Words derived from “frum-

Every word from Proto-Germanic frumôEvery word from Old Norse frum-
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