Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “fra” come from?

fra (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

fra (Old Saxon): glad

Definitions

  1. glad

Ancestry of “fra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →