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Where does “frount” come from?

frount (Middle English) comes from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frount (Middle English): The front; the forward side of something

Definitions

  1. The front; the forward side of something

Ancestry of “frount”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
2Latinfrōns—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “frount”

  • front
  • waterfront
  • fronting
  • frontline
  • frontage
  • storefront
  • wavefront
  • beachfront
  • riverfront
  • seafront
  • lakefront
  • oceanfront
  • battlefront
  • frontrunner
  • shirtfront
  • frontman
  • shopfront
  • frontogenesis
  • frontstage
  • frontside
  • frontmost
  • frontward
  • breakfront
  • frontless
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