Where does “Frohnatur” come from?

Frohnatur (German) comes from German froh, from Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frao, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Frohnatur (German): person with a cheerful nature

Definitions

  1. person with a cheerful nature

Ancestry of “Frohnatur”, step by step

Frohnatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German froh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrohglad; happy; cheerful; merry; merry; hearty;...
2Middle High Germanvrō—
3Old High Germanfraoglad; lord
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

via German Natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNaturnature; wilderness, the wild, natural scenery;...
2Middle High Germannatūre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old High German frao →
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