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Where does “Frár” come from?

Frár (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Ancestry of “Frár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
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