Where does “front” come from?
front (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French front, 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 (Norwegian Nynorsk): front
Ancestry of “front”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | front | forehead; front, frontline |
| 2 | Old French | front | forehead; front |
| 3 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
Words derived from “front”