Etymograph

English

frohawk

Blend of (a)fro + Mohawk.

A blend of fro + Mohawk

Proto-Indo-European *promo- ‘forth, forward’

Proto-Germanic *fram ‘from’

Old Norse frá ‘from’

Old English fra ‘from’

Middle English fro ‘from’

English fro

Narragansett Muh-heck

Dutch Mohawk

English Mohawk

Today it means

noun A Mohawk hairstyle worn by someone with afro-textured hair, with the crest generally standing up naturally.

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

Etymograph / frohawk