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Where does “fræ” come from?

fræ (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fraiwą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

fræ (Old Norse): a seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong...

Definitions

  1. a seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong...

Ancestry of “fræ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfraiwąseed, semen; gender; offspring
2Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “fræ”

  • blomsterfrö
  • frö
  • solsikkefrø
  • valmuefrø
  • frø
  • hörfræ
  • fræ
  • sólblómufræ
  • fræ
  • grasfræ
  • sesamfræ
  • fre
  • ofresam
  • frø
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