frover

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*trep-
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*frōbru“solace”
3. Old English · inherited fromfrōfor“consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit”
4. Middle English · inherited fromfrovre
5. English todayfrover

From Middle English frovre, frofre (“comfort”), from Old English frōfor (“consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbru (“solace”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy”). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvra, frōfra (“consolation, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobara (“consolation, comfort, help, assistance”).

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