Etymograph

English

Fruth

Fruth comes from Middle High German vruot ‘wise, astute’, from Old High German fruot ‘learned’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pret- ‘to understand’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pret-‘to understand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fraþjaną‘to understand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frōdaz‘wise, experienced, knowledgeable’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*frōd‘wise, experienced, knowledgeable’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050fruot‘learned’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vruot‘wise, astute’
  7. EnglishtodayFruth

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pret-‘to understand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fraþjaną‘to understand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frōdaz‘wise, experienced, knowledgeable’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*frōd‘wise, experienced, knowledgeable’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050fruot‘learned’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vruot‘wise, astute’
  7. EnglishtodayFruth

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pret-

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pret- / Fruth

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