Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *proh₁- (“early; in the morning”), from *pro- (“forward”). Compare, in particular, Ancient Greek πρωῐ̈́ (prōĭ̈́, “early in the morning”), Sanskrit प्रातर् (prātár, “idem”).

Adverb

*frō (comparative *frōiʀ(ō), superlative *frōist(ō))

1. early

Derived terms

• *frō(ī)

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *frōw, *frō
  • Middle Low German: vrō, vrȫ, vroe, frow, froi, frohe, froeg, vrōch, vrū, vrůch
    • German Low German: froh
    • → Danish: fro (obsolete)
• Old Dutch: fruo
  • Middle Dutch: vroe, vroech
    • Dutch: vroeg
      • Afrikaans: vroeg
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: fruku
      • Javindo: froeg
      • Negerhollands: vroe, fru, vrue
      • → Sranan Tongo: fruku (see there for further descendants)
• Old High German: fruo
  • Middle High German: vruo, vrū, vrūge, vrō, vrōwe, fruo, frū, frūge, frō, frōwe
    • Alemannic German: früe
    • German: früh
    • Luxembourgish: fréi
    • Pennsylvania German: frieh
    • Yiddish: פֿרי (fri)