Where does “פֿרידלעך” come from?

פֿרידלעך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿרייד, from Middle High German vrowede, from Old High German frouwida, from Proto-Germanic frawiþō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.

פֿרידלעך (Yiddish): happy, joyful, peaceful

Definitions

  1. happy, joyful, peaceful

Ancestry of “פֿרידלעך”, step by step

פֿרידלעך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿרייד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿריידjoy
2Middle High Germanvrowede—
3Old High Germanfrouwida—
4Proto-Germanicfrawiþōjoy
5Proto-Germanicfrawazhappy; energetic
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprew-to jump

via Yiddish ־לעך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לעך-ly, -like; plural of ־ל
2Middle High German-lich-ly
3Old High German-līh—
4Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →