Proto-West Germanic

*fra-

‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off of"’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *fra-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *fra-, most familiar first.

• freight ← vracht ← vracht ← frāht
• forban ← forbannen

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *fra-