*fra-

Runic: ᚠᚱᚨ- Pronunciation: /ɸrɑ/

prefix

Function

off, away
completely, fully, up

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pro- (‘before, in front of’). Cognate with Ancient Greek πρό- (pró-) (pró-, ‘in front of’).

Descendants

*fra- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, for-, fer- (Old Dutch)
  - ver- (Middle Dutch)
    - ver- (Dutch)
*fra- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for-, far-, fer-, fær-, fier-, fyr- (Old English)
  - for-, far-, fer-, vor-, ver- (Middle English)
    - for- (English)
    - for- (Scots)
*fra- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for- (Old Frisian)
  - fer- (Saterland Frisian)
  - for-, fer- (West Frisian)
*fra- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir- (Old High German)
  - ver- (Middle High German)
    - ver- (German)
    - פֿאַר־ (far-) (Yiddish)
*fra- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir-, for- (Old Saxon)
  - vor- (Middle Low German)
    - for-, ver- (Low German)
*far- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, for-, fer- (Old Dutch)
  - ver- (Middle Dutch)
    - ver- (Dutch)
*far- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for-, far-, fer-, fær-, fier-, fyr- (Old English)
  - for-, far-, fer-, vor-, ver- (Middle English)
    - for- (English)
    - for- (Scots)
*far- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for- (Old Frisian)
  - fer- (Saterland Frisian)
  - for-, fer- (West Frisian)
*far- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir- (Old High German)
  - ver- (Middle High German)
    - ver- (German)
    - פֿאַר־ (far-) (Yiddish)
*far- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir-, for- (Old Saxon)
  - vor- (Middle Low German)
    - for-, ver- (Low German)
*fur- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, for-, fer- (Old Dutch)
  - ver- (Middle Dutch)
    - ver- (Dutch)
*fur- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for-, far-, fer-, fær-, fier-, fyr- (Old English)
  - for-, far-, fer-, vor-, ver- (Middle English)
    - for- (English)
    - for- (Scots)
*fur- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for- (Old Frisian)
  - fer- (Saterland Frisian)
  - for-, fer- (West Frisian)
*fur- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir- (Old High German)
  - ver- (Middle High German)
    - ver- (German)
    - פֿאַר־ (far-) (Yiddish)
*fur- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir-, for- (Old Saxon)
  - vor- (Middle Low German)
    - for-, ver- (Low German)
*fir- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, for-, fer- (Old Dutch)
  - ver- (Middle Dutch)
    - ver- (Dutch)
*fir- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for-, far-, fer-, fær-, fier-, fyr- (Old English)
  - for-, far-, fer-, vor-, ver- (Middle English)
    - for- (English)
    - for- (Scots)
*fir- (Proto-West Germanic)
- for- (Old Frisian)
  - fer- (Saterland Frisian)
  - for-, fer- (West Frisian)
*fir- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir- (Old High German)
  - ver- (Middle High German)
    - ver- (German)
    - פֿאַר־ (far-) (Yiddish)
*fir- (Proto-West Germanic)
- far-, fir-, for- (Old Saxon)
  - vor- (Middle Low German)
    - for-, ver- (Low German)
for- (Old Norse)
- for- (Danish)
- for- (Icelandic)
- for- (Norwegian)
- för- (Swedish)
fyr- (Old Norse)
- for- (Danish)
- for- (Icelandic)
- for- (Norwegian)
- för- (Swedish)
fir- (Old Norse)
- for- (Danish)
- for- (Icelandic)
- for- (Norwegian)
- för- (Swedish)
𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-) (Gothic)

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