Where does “früh” come from?

früh (German) comes from Middle High German vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

früh (German): early

Definitions

  1. early

Ancestry of “früh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrüe—
2Old High Germanfruoiid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “früh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →