Where does “Freudenspender” come from?

Freudenspender (German) comes 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.

Freudenspender (German): source of joy

Definitions

  1. source of joy

Ancestry of “Freudenspender”, step by step

Freudenspender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Freude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreudejoy, happiness
2Middle High Germanvröudejoy
3Old High Germanfrewidajoy
4Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
5Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

via German Spender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpenderdonor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →