Where does “fro” come from?

fro (Norman) comes from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

fro (Norman): dress

Definitions

  1. dress

Ancestry of “fro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrocfrock
2Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
3Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →