fruo

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”).

Adverb

fruo

  1. early

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: vroe, vroech
    • Dutch: vroeg
      • Afrikaans: vroeg
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: fruku
      • Javindo: froeg
      • Negerhollands: vroe, fru, vrue
      • → Sranan Tongo: fruku (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • “fruo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”).

Adverb

fruo

  1. early

Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

fruo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fruir
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