Where does “fronce” come from?

fronce (Old French) comes from Frankish hrunkja, from Proto-Germanic hrunkijō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

fronce (Old French): wrinkle

Definitions

  1. wrinkle

Ancestry of “fronce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhrunkjawrinkle; a wrinkle
2Proto-Germanichrunkijō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “fronce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrunkijō →Every word from Frankish hrunkja →