Where does “vrucht” come from?
vrucht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.
vrucht (Middle Dutch): produce, product, profit; fruit; fetus
Definitions
- produce, product, profit; fruit; fetus
Ancestry of “vrucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | fruht | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | — |
| 3 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “vrucht”