Where does “fruncimiento” come from?
fruncimiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish fruncir, from French froncer, from French fronce, from Middle French fronce, from Old French fronce, from Frankish hrunkja, from Proto-Germanic hrunkijō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
fruncimiento (Spanish): frown
Definitions
- frown
Ancestry of “fruncimiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fruncir | to pucker, wrinkle; to gather |
| 2 | French | froncer | to scowl; to gather |
| 3 | French | fronce | a frown; scowl; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | fronce | crease; wrinkle |
| 5 | Old French | fronce | wrinkle |
| 6 | Frankish | hrunkja | wrinkle; a wrinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrunkijō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |