Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “frō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “frō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frō”

  • weinfroh
  • froh
  • farbenfroh
  • erfreuend
  • erfreulich
  • erfreuen
  • unerfreulich
  • freuen
  • erwartungsfroh
  • weinfröhlich
  • gottfroh
  • herzerfreuend
  • erfreulicherweise
  • frouwen
  • frewan
  • vröuwen
  • vröiwen
  • vrō
  • frou
  • erfreeën
  • freeën
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