Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “frouwen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “frouwen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frouwen”

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