Where does “fre” come from?

fre (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse fræ, from Proto-Germanic fraiwą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

fre (Westrobothnian): a seed of a plant

Definitions

  1. a seed of a plant

Ancestry of “fre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefræa seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong...
2Proto-Germanicfraiwąseed, semen; gender; offspring
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “fre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraiwą →Every word from Old Norse fræ →