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Where does “ordfruma” come from?

ordfruma (Old English) comes from Old English ord, from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ordfruma (Old English): origin; originator, creator; chief, leader

Definitions

  1. origin; originator, creator; chief, leader

Ancestry of “ordfruma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishordpoint; point of origin, beginning; front;...
2Proto-West Germanic*oʀd—
3Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
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