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Where does “frognier” come from?

frognier (Old French) comes from Gaulish frognā, from Proto-Celtic srognā, from Proto-Indo-European sregʰ- — snore; to snore.

frognier (Old French): to frown or scowl

Definitions

  1. to frown or scowl

Ancestry of “frognier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishfrognānostril
2Proto-Celticsrognānose
3Proto-Indo-Europeansregʰ-snore; to snore

Words derived from “frognier”

  • frown
  • frowning
  • frowningly
  • frowny
  • frowneth
  • frowner
  • frownless
  • frownest
  • outfrown
  • frownful
  • frownlessly
  • frownfully
  • permafrown
  • frownsome
  • frown
  • frounen
  • froun
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