Where does “thrūfa” come from?
thrūfa (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic þrūbō, from Proto-West Germanic þrubō, from Proto-Germanic þrubô, from Proto-Indo-European trup-ḗn ~ trup-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ḗn — Derives nouns from roots.
Ancestry of “thrūfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þrūbō | cluster; grape |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þrubō | cluster, bunch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrubô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trup-ḗn ~ trup-nés | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḗn | Derives nouns from roots |