vroe

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch fruo, from Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”).

Alternative forms

• vroech

Adverb

vroe

2. early

Descendants

• Dutch: vroeg
  • Afrikaans: vroeg
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fruku
  • Javindo: froeg
  • Negerhollands: vroe, fru, vrue
  • → Sranan Tongo: fruku (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”).

Alternative forms

• vroech

Adjective

vroe

2. early

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vroeg

Further reading

• “vroe(ch)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vroe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vroe (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II