Reconstruction:Latin/frocum

This Latin 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.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *hrōk.

Noun

*frocum m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. rook

Reconstruction notes

That this was a relatively early borrowing, in spite of the limited distribution of its reflexes, is suggested by the fact that it developed parallel to focum (“fire”). That is, *frocum > *frueu > *frieu > friu~freu~fru.[1]

Descendants

  • Old French: fru, friu, fryu, fros, *freux (presumably)
    • Middle French: freux, freu
    • → Occitan: friè

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*hrôk”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 248
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