Where does “פֿרומקײַט” come from?
פֿרומקײַט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿרום, from Middle High German vrume, from Old High German fruma, from Proto-Germanic frumô — first.
פֿרומקײַט (Yiddish): piety
Ancestry of “פֿרומקײַט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פֿרום | religious; pious; observant, Orthodox, frum |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrume | efficient, good, righteous |
| 3 | Old High German | fruma | benefit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frumô | first |