Where does “פֿרייד” come from?

פֿרייד (Yiddish) comes 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.

פֿרייד (Yiddish): joy

Definitions

  1. joy

Ancestry of “פֿרייד”, step by step

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

Words derived from “פֿרייד”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic frawiþō →