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

fróði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fróðr

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

via Proto-Germanic Frōdô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicFrōdôthe wise

Words derived from “fróði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ →