Where does “frōlīk” come from?

frōlīk (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

Ancestry of “frōlīk”, step by step

frōlīk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch frō

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

via Proto-Germanic frawalīkaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrawalīkaz

Words derived from “frōlīk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew-Every word from Proto-Germanic frawazEvery word from Old Dutch frō
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