frood

Meaning

Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹuːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *frood

Inherited from Old English: frōd

Cognate with Northern Frisian: frod

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: frod

Cognate with Dutch: vroed

Cognate with Swedish: frod

Cognate with Icelandic: fróður

Cognate with Lithuanian: prõtas

In summary

From Middle English *frood, *frode, *frod, from Old English frōd (“wise, prudent; experienced, old”), from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz (“wise, clever”), from Proto-Indo-European *pret- (“to understand”). Cognate with North Frisian frod, Saterland Frisian frod, Dutch vroed (“wise, knowing”), Swedish frod (“wise, experienced, mature”), Icelandic fróður (“knowledgeable”), Lithuanian prõtas (“mind, reason, understanding”).