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Where does “frō” come from?

frō (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Ancestry of “frō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “frō”

  • frolic
  • frolicking
  • frolicsome
  • frolicsomeness
  • frolicsomely
  • frolicky
  • frolicker
  • frolicksomeness
  • frolicksomely
  • frolicketh
  • frolicful
  • frolickingly
  • frolicly
  • vrolijkheid
  • vrolijk
  • vrolijc
  • frōlīk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →