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Where does “Fróði” come from?

Fróði (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fróðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic frōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European pret- — to understand.

Ancestry of “Fróði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefróðrwise
2Proto-Norse*ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdazwise, experienced, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpret-to understand

Words derived from “Fróði”

  • Frode
  • Fróði
  • Frode
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pret- →