Etymograph

English

frover

Frover comes from Old English frōfor ‘consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help,…’, from Proto-West Germanic *frōbru ‘solace’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*frōbru‘solace’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150frōfor‘consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frovre
  5. Englishtodayfrover

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*frōbru‘solace’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150frōfor‘consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frovre
  5. Englishtodayfrover

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’

trophy, thrive, intrepid, trope, trepidation, tropic, troubadour, turpitude, contrive, 30 more

Today it means

verb To comfort; solace.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trep- / frover

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