Where does “frua” come from?

frua (Ido) comes from Esperanto frua, from German früh, from Middle High German vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

frua (Ido): early

Definitions

  1. early

Ancestry of “frua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofruaearly
2Germanfrühearly
3Middle High Germanvrüe—
4Old High Germanfruoiid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →