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

  1. rook bird

Ancestry of “fru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*frocum—
2Frankishhrōkrook
3Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “fru”

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