Where does “vreugde” come from?

vreugde (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vreuchde, from Proto-Germanic frawiþō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

vreugde (Dutch): joy

Definitions

  1. joy

Ancestry of “vreugde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvreuchde—
2Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “vreugde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →
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