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Where does “frooth” come from?

frooth (Middle English) comes from Proto-Brythonic fruɨθ, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “frooth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicfruɨθ—
2Latinfrūctus—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “frooth”

  • froth
  • frothy
  • frothing
  • frothiness
  • frothily
  • frother
  • afroth
  • frotheth
  • frothless
  • frothingly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →