Where does “Freude” come from?

Freude (German) comes 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.

Freude (German): joy, happiness

Definitions

  1. joy, happiness

Ancestry of “Freude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvröudejoy
2Old High Germanfrewidajoy
3Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “Freude”

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