Where does “front” come from?

front (Norman) comes from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

front (Norman): front

Definitions

  1. front

Ancestry of “front”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
2Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t- →Every word from Latin frōns →