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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

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;...

Words derived from “frunt”

  • 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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