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Where does “fruoden” come from?

fruoden (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic frōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “fruoden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrōdijanąto make wise; instruct; teach; advise
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fruoden”

  • vroeden
  • vroeden
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