Where does “schadenfreude” come from?

schadenfreude (English) 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 (English): Malicious enjoyment derived from observing...

Definitions

  1. Malicious enjoyment derived from observing...

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

Words derived from “schadenfreude”

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