Where does “fromm” come from?

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

fromm (German): pious, religious; righteous

Definitions

  1. pious, religious; righteous

Ancestry of “fromm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrumeefficient, good, righteous
2Old High Germanfrumabenefit
3Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst

Words derived from “fromm”

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