Where does “fru” come from?

fru (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *frocum, from Frankish hrōk, from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

fru (Old French): rook bird

Definitions

rook bird

Ancestry of “fru”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	*frocum	—
2	Frankish	hrōk	rook
3	Proto-Germanic	hrōkaz	rook, crow
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱer-	to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥-	to turn, to bend
6	Proto-Indo-European	ker-	army

Words derived from “fru”

freux

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →