Where does “vrolijc” come from?

vrolijc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Old Dutch frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Ancestry of “vrolijc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfrōlīk—
2Old Dutchfrōlord
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “vrolijc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old Dutch frō →