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Where does “פֿריילעך” come from?

פֿריילעך (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.

פֿריילעך (Yiddish): happy; joyous; cheery; cheerful; jolly

Definitions

  1. happy; joyous; cheery; cheerful; jolly

Ancestry of “פֿריילעך”, step by step

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