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Where does “frewan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “frewan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frewan”

  • erfreulich
  • erfreuen
  • unerfreulich
  • freuen
  • erfreuend
  • herzerfreuend
  • erfreulicherweise
  • vröiwen
  • vröuwen
  • freeën
  • erfreeën
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →