fro

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

From; away; back or backward.

Prep

From.

Noun

Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Synoniemen

to and fro

Vertalingen

بعيدا

her

aşağı yukarı

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[fɹəʊ]

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: fro

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fra

Verwant aan Schots: frae

Verwant aan IJslands: frá

In summary

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.