Where does “fromla” come from?

fromla (Swedish) comes from German frömmeln, from German fromm, from Middle High German vrume, from Old High German fruma, from Proto-Germanic frumô — first.

fromla (Swedish): to display sanctimony (hypocritical piety)

Definitions

  1. to display sanctimony (hypocritical piety)

Ancestry of “fromla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrömmelnto display much sanctimony
2Germanfrommpious, religious; righteous
3Middle High Germanvrumeefficient, good, righteous
4Old High Germanfrumabenefit
5Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst
Every word from Proto-Germanic frumô →Every word from Old High German fruma →Every word from Middle High German vrume →