fro

Meaning

Adv

From; away; back or backward.

Prep

From.

Noun

Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Synonyms

to and fro

Translations

بعيدا

her

aşağı yukarı

Pronounced as (IPA)

[fɹəʊ]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fro

Inherited from Old English: fra

Cognate with Scots: frae

Cognate with Icelandic: 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.