From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“master, judge”). Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouwe, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.
frou f (Gressoney)
From Old High German frō. Cognate with German froh.
frou (masculine frouen, neuter frout, comparative méi frou, superlative am frousten)
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass frou | si ass frou | et ass frou | si si(nn) frou | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | frouen | frou | frout | frou |
| independent without determiner | froues | frouer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | frouen | frouer | frouen | frouen |
| as first declined word | frouem | frouem | |||
From Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
frou c (plural froulju or frouwen, diminutive froutsje)