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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | frōlīk | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | frō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frawaz | happy; energetic |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |
Words derived from “vrolijc”