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

Definitions

  1. bachelor

Ancestry of “fraŭlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofraŭlinounmarried woman, spinster; young woman; Miss
2GermanFräuleinDiminutive of Frau; miss; miss, young woman
3Middle High Germanvrouwelīnmistress, young unmarried noblewoman

Words derived from “fraŭlo”

Every word from Middle High German vrouwelīn →Every word from German Fräulein →Every word from Esperanto fraŭlino →