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Where does “frud” come from?

frud (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic srutom, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

frud (Proto-Brythonic): stream, river; flow, current

Definitions

  1. stream, river; flow, current

Ancestry of “frud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsrutomstream, river; flow, current
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “frud”

  • ffrwd
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