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Where does “vrōn” come from?

vrōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic frawjô, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vrōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrawjôlord
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vrōn”

  • Fronleichnam
  • vrōnlīcham
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