frood
English
adj
Definitions
- (UK) Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *frood inherited from Old English frōd (wise, experienced, knowing, old, prudent) inherited from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz (clever, wise) derived from Proto-Indo-European *prāt- (understand).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*prāt-
Gloss
understand
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Cognates and derived terms
- vroed Dutch, Flemish
- vroedkunde Dutch, Flemish
- vroedmeester Dutch, Flemish
- vroedschap Dutch, Flemish
- vroedvrouw Dutch, Flemish
- *prāt- Proto-Indo-European
- *frōdaz Proto-Germanic
- frod Old English
- frōd Old English
- unfrod Old English
- *frood Middle English
- fróðr Old Norse
- fróður Icelandic
- vroet Middle Dutch
- 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *fruot Old Dutch