Where does “fro” come from?
fro (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.
Ancestry of “fro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | frawaz | happy; energetic |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |