Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “frō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “frō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frō”

  • vēlbrokastis
  • brokastis
  • frokost
  • vrō
  • vrōkost
  • froo
  • frokosti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →