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

frouwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German frao

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

via Old High German frō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrōglad

Words derived from “frouwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Old High German frao →