Where does “tatenfroh” come from?

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

tatenfroh (German): enthusiastic, energetic, eager for action

Definitions

  1. enthusiastic, energetic, eager for action

Ancestry of “tatenfroh”, step by step

tatenfroh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German froh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrohglad; happy; cheerful; merry; merry; hearty;...
2Middle High Germanvrō
3Old High Germanfraoglad; lord
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

via German täten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantätenfirst/third-person plural subjunctive II of tun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew-Every word from Proto-Germanic frawazEvery word from Old High German frao
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