Where does “fraŭlo” come from?
fraŭlo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fraŭlino, from German Fräulein, from Middle High German vrouwelīn — mistress, young unmarried noblewoman.
fraŭlo (Esperanto): bachelor
Ancestry of “fraŭlo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fraŭlino | unmarried woman, spinster; young woman; Miss |
| 2 | German | Fräulein | Diminutive of Frau; miss; miss, young woman |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrouwelīn | mistress, young unmarried noblewoman |
Words derived from “fraŭlo”