Where does “fronce” come from?

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

fronce (Middle French): crease; wrinkle

Definitions

  1. crease; wrinkle

Ancestry of “fronce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfroncewrinkle
2Frankishhrunkjawrinkle; a wrinkle
3Proto-Germanichrunkijō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “fronce”

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