Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vrō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vrō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfraoglad; lord
2Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “vrō”

  • farbenfroh
  • weinfroh
  • froh
  • erwartungsfroh
  • weinfröhlich
  • gottfroh
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