Where does “freilich” come from?

freilich (German) comes from Yiddish פֿריילעך, from Yiddish פֿרייד, from Middle High German vrowede, from Old High German frouwida, from Proto-Germanic frawiþō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

freilich (German): admittedly; certainly, of course, sure

Definitions

  1. admittedly; certainly, of course, sure

Ancestry of “freilich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿריילעךhappy; joyous; cheery; cheerful; jolly
2Yiddishפֿריידjoy
3Middle High Germanvrowede—
4Old High Germanfrouwida—
5Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
6Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →
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