Where does “Fruahjoahr” come from?

Fruahjoahr (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian fruah, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Fruahjoahr (Bavarian): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “Fruahjoahr”, step by step

Fruahjoahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian fruah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianfruahearly
2Old High Germanfruoiid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Bavarian Joahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianJoahryear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →