Where does “frott” come from?

frott (Maltese) comes from Sicilian fruttu, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

frott (Maltese): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “frott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianfruttufruit
2Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron →