fronce

French

noun

Definitions

a frown; scowl

Etymology

Derived from Frankish *hrunkja (wrinkle, a wrinkle).

Origin

Frankish

*hrunkja

Gloss

wrinkle, a wrinkle

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

皺

Emoji

🐘

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Runzel German
runzelig German
froncer French
*hrunkijō Proto-Germanic
*hrunkǭ Proto-Germanic
hrukka Old Norse
fronce Old French
froncir Old French
hrukka Icelandic
hrukkunjóli Icelandic
rukka Faroese
runzel Middle High German
*hrunkja Frankish

froncer