fruit etymology

Dutch word fruit comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhrug-

Detailed word origin of fruit

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bhrug- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
frui Latin (lat)
fruit Old French (fro) Fruit.
froyt Middle Dutch (dum)
fruit Dutch (nld) Fruit (produced by trees or bushes, or any sweet vegetable).

Words with the same origin as fruit

Descendants of *bhrug-
fructose fruitmand vrucht vruchtbaarheid vruchteloos