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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefroðafoam
2Proto-Germanicfruþǭfroth
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanprutH-eh₂
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanprewtH-to splash

Words derived from “froþ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prewtH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European prutH-eh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic fruþǭ