Where does “schadenfreude” come from?

schadenfreude (Dutch) comes from German Schadenfreude, from German Freude, from Middle High German vröude, from Old High German frewida, from Proto-Germanic frawiþō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

schadenfreude (Dutch): schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude

Ancestry of “schadenfreude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchadenfreudemalicious enjoyment derived from observing...
2GermanFreudejoy, happiness
3Middle High Germanvröudejoy
4Old High Germanfrewidajoy
5Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
6Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →