English Explanatory Dictionary

fro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From; away; back or backward.
prep
  1. From.
noun
  1. Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Pronunciation

/fɹəʊ/ /fɹoʊ/ En-au-fro.ogg

Word forms

fro fros 'fro

Etymology

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

Related words

fro-yo

Derived words

froward to and fro frohawk
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