Where does “frunt” come from?

frunt (Middle English) comes from Old French frunt, from Latin frons, from Proto-Italic fronts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrónts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frunt (Middle English): Alternative form of frount

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of frount

Ancestry of “frunt”, step by step

frunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French frunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfruntAlternative form of front
2Latinfronsforehead; brow, countenance; front, facade
3Proto-Italicfronts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrónts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

via Old French front

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
2Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrónts →Every word from Proto-Italic fronts →