Where does “Gaumenfreude” come from?

Gaumenfreude (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.

Gaumenfreude (German): delicacy (pleasing food)

Definitions

  1. delicacy (pleasing food)

Ancestry of “Gaumenfreude”, step by step

Gaumenfreude 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 Gaumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaumenpalate; the sense of taste; oral cavity
2Middle High Germangaume—
3Old High Germangoumopalate
4Proto-GermanicgaumôAlternative form of *gōmô; palate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →
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