Reconstruction:Latin/frocum
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Latin
Etymology
Noun
*frocum m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)
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
References
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*hrôk”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 248