Where does “vröude” come from?

vröude (Middle High German) comes from Old High German frewida, from Proto-Germanic frawiþō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

vröude (Middle High German): joy

Definitions

  1. joy

Ancestry of “vröude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrewidajoy
2Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
3Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “vröude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →