Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “vrō” come from?

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

vrō (Middle Low German): happy; early

Definitions

  1. happy; early

Ancestry of “vrō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfrō—
2Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

Words derived from “vrō”

  • vēlbrokastis
  • brokastis
  • frokost
  • vrōkost
  • froo
  • frokosti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →