Where does “frouncen” come from?

frouncen (Middle English) comes from French froncer, from French fronce, from Middle French fronce, from Old French fronce, from Frankish hrunkja, from Proto-Germanic hrunkijō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

frouncen (Middle English): To crease or wrinkle

Definitions

  1. To crease or wrinkle

Ancestry of “frouncen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfroncerto scowl; to gather
2Frenchfroncea frown; scowl; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchfroncecrease; wrinkle
4Old Frenchfroncewrinkle
5Frankishhrunkjawrinkle; a wrinkle
6Proto-Germanichrunkijō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “frouncen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrunkijō →Every word from Frankish hrunkja →
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