Where does “frum” come from?
Frum comes from Yiddish פֿרום, from Old High German fruma, from Proto-Germanic frumô.
frum (English): pious, observant; committed to obeying all the...
Definitions
- pious, observant; committed to obeying all the...
Ancestry of “frum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פֿרום | religious; pious; observant, Orthodox, frum |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrume | efficient, good, righteous |
| 3 | Old High German | fruma | benefit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frumô | first |