Reconstruction:Latin/frocum
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]*frocum m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)
Reconstruction notes
[edit]That this was a relatively early borrowing, in spite of the limited distribution of its reflexes, is suggested by the fact that it developed parallel to focum (“fire”). That is, *frocum > *frueu > *frieu > friu~freu~fru.[1]
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*hrôk”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 248