Where does “Frühlingsfest” come from?

Frühlingsfest (German) comes from German Frühling, 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.

Frühlingsfest (German): spring festival, springtime festival

Definitions

  1. spring festival, springtime festival

Ancestry of “Frühlingsfest”, step by step

Frühlingsfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Frühling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrühlingspring
2Germanfrühearly
3Middle High Germanvrüe—
4Old High Germanfruoiid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →