Where does “Frühling” come from?

Frühling (German) comes from German früh, from Middle High German vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Frühling (German): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “Frühling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrühearly
2Middle High Germanvrüe—
3Old High Germanfruoiid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Frühling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →