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Where does “froh” come from?

froh (German) comes from Middle High German vrō, from Old High German frao, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

froh (German): glad; happy; cheerful; merry; merry; hearty;...

Definitions

  1. glad; happy; cheerful; merry; merry; hearty;...

Ancestry of “froh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrō—
2Old High Germanfraoglad; lord
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “froh”

  • farbenfroh
  • weinfroh
  • erwartungsfroh
  • weinfröhlich
  • gottfroh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →