Where does “freuen” come from?

freuen (German) comes from Middle High German vröuwen, from Old High German frewan, from Old High German frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

freuen (German): to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased; to be...

Definitions

  1. to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased; to be...

Ancestry of “freuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvröuwen—
2Old High Germanfrewan—
3Old High Germanfrōglad
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “freuen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old High German frō →