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
Ancestry of “פֿרייד”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vrowede | — |
| 2 | Old High German | frouwida | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frawiþō | joy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frawaz | happy; energetic |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |
Words derived from “פֿרייד”