Where does “fruyt” come from?

fruyt (Middle English) comes from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

fruyt (Middle English): Alternative form of frute

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of frute

Ancestry of “fruyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfruitfruit
2Latinfrūctusenjoyed; having derived pleasure from
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “fruyt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →