Where does “froo” come from?
froo (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vrō, from Old Saxon frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.
froo (Plautdietsch): glad, jovial, happy, jolly
Definitions
- glad, jovial, happy, jolly
Ancestry of “froo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | vrō | happy; early |
| 2 | Old Saxon | frō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frawaz | happy; energetic |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |