From Middle Dutch vrouwe ("lady"), from Old Dutch *frōwa, from Proto-West Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ ("lady, mistress"), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- ("right; judge, master").
Cognate with Dutch vrouw ("woman, wife, lady, mistress"), Low German frouw, frauw, German Frau ("woman, wife, lady"), Swedish fru, Icelandic freyja ("lady, mistress"), Old English frōwe ("woman"), Old English frēa ("lord, master, husband"). frau, and vrouw.
From Middle English frow, frough, frogh, frouh, frouȝ, cognate with Scots frooch, freuch. Of obscure origin. Perhaps also related to Middle Dutch vro, vroo, Middle Low German vrô, German froh.