Where does “vrouwen” come from?

vrouwen (Dutch) comes from Old High German frewan, from Old High German frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Definitions

Ancestry of “vrouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrewan—
2Old High Germanfrōglad
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old High German frō →