frood

frood · adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pret-“to understand”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*frōdaz“wise, clever”
3. Old English · inherited fromfrōd“wise, prudent; experienced, old”
4. Middle English · inherited from*frood
5. English todayfrood

From Middle English *frood, *frode, *frod, from Old English frōd (“wise, prudent; experienced, old”), from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz (“wise, clever”), from Proto-Indo-European *pret- (“to understand”). Cognate with North Frisian frod, Saterland Frisian frod, Dutch vroed (“wise, knowing”), Swedish frod (“wise, experienced, mature”), Icelandic fróður (“knowledgeable”), Lithuanian prõtas (“mind, reason, understanding”).

Frood · proper noun²

Variant of Froud.

Words from the same roots