Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*fra-
5 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *fra-, most common first.
- freightThe transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
- fretEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
- for-Forth: prefixed to verbs to indicate a direction of 'away', 'off', 'forth'.
- forswallowTo swallow up; devour utterly; engulf.
- forwarnTo prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.).