Where does “vrolijk” come from?

vrolijk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Old Dutch frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

vrolijk (Dutch): cheerful, merry

Definitions

  1. cheerful, merry

Ancestry of “vrolijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrolijc
2Old Dutchfrōlīk
3Old Dutchfrōlord
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “vrolijk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew-