Where does “Schadenfreude” come from?

Schadenfreude (French) 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 (French): schadenfreude malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune

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