Where does “frömmeln” come from?

frömmeln (German) comes from German fromm, from Middle High German vrume, from Old High German fruma, from Proto-Germanic frumô — first.

frömmeln (German): to display much sanctimony

Definitions

  1. to display much sanctimony

Ancestry of “frömmeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrommpious, religious; righteous
2Middle High Germanvrumeefficient, good, righteous
3Old High Germanfrumabenefit
4Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst

Words derived from “frömmeln”

Every word from Proto-Germanic frumô →Every word from Old High German fruma →Every word from Middle High German vrume →