frother

From Middle English, alteration of frovre, frofre (“comfort”), from Old English frōfor (“consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit”), from Proto-Germanic *frōbraz (“solace”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy”). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvra, frōfra (“consolation, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobara (“consolation, comfort, help, assistance”).

frother (third-person singular simple present frothers, present participle frothering, simple past and past participle frothered)

1. (dialectal) To comfort.
2. (dialectal) To feed.

• frover

froth +‎ -er

frother (plural frothers)

1. A machine that generates froth
   • 2009, January 14, “Harold Mcgee”, in For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ...:

     There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.