Where does “froþ” come from?
froþ (Middle English) comes from Old Norse froða, from Proto-Germanic fruþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European prutH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European prewtH- — to splash.
Ancestry of “froþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | froða | foam |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fruþǭ | froth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | prutH-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prewtH- | to splash |
Words derived from “froþ”