Where does “Schadenfreude” come from?

Schadenfreude (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.

Schadenfreude (German): malicious enjoyment derived from observing...

Definitions

  1. malicious enjoyment derived from observing...

Ancestry of “Schadenfreude”, step by step

Schadenfreude 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 schaden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschadento hurt, to be harmful; to damage, to harm, to...
2Middle High Germanschaden—
3Old High Germanscadōn—
4Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “Schadenfreude”

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