Where does “vröiwen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vröiwen”, step by step

vröiwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German frewan

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

via Old High German frouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrouwen—
2Old High Germanfraoglad; lord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old High German frō →