Where does “fraktur” come from?

fraktur (Swedish) comes from Latin fractūra — a breach, fracture, cleft.

fraktur (Swedish): fracture in a bone

Definitions

  1. fracture in a bone

Ancestry of “fraktur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfractūraa breach, fracture, cleft

Words derived from “fraktur

Every word from Latin fractūra
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