Where does “Freed” come from?

Freed (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Freed (Luxembourgish): joy, pleasure

Definitions

  1. joy, pleasure

Ancestry of “Freed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrowede—
2Old High Germanfrouwida—
3Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
4Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
5Proto-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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