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Where does “freeën” come from?

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

freeën (Luxembourgish): to be glad

Definitions

  1. to be glad

Ancestry of “freeën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrewan—
2Old High Germanfrō—
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “freeën”

  • erfreeën
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →