frjó

Icelandic

/frjouː/

noun

Definitions

sperm, seed
(botany) pollen

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse frjó (semen, seed) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą (seed, offspring, semen).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fraiwą

Gloss

seed, offspring, semen

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)per- Proto-Indo-European
*fraiwą Proto-Germanic
frø Norwegian Nynorsk
frjó Old Norse
frjósamr Old Norse
fræ Old Norse
frjóhnappur Icelandic
frjókorn Icelandic
frjóþráður Icelandic
hnappur Icelandic
korn Icelandic
þráður Icelandic
𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅 Gothic