froh
German (Berlin)
/fʁoː/
adj
Definitions
- (of living beings) glad; (momentarily) happy; (momentarily) cheerful
- (of events) merry
- (of activities) merry; hearty; energetic
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vrō inherited from Old High German frō inherited from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (energetic, happy, quick, glad).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*frawaz
Gloss
energetic, happy, quick, glad
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- frolic English
- frolicful English
- frolicked English
- frolicker English
- frolicketh English
- frolicking English
- frolicky English
- frolicly English
- frolicsome English
- Erwartung German
- Farbe German
- Frohnatur German
- Gott German
- Natur German
- Wein German
- erfreuen German
- erwartungsfroh German
- farbenfroh German
- feuchtfröhlich German
- freuen German
- fröhlich German
- gottfroh German
- weinfroh German
- weinfröhlich German
- vrolijk Dutch, Flemish
- vrolijkheid Dutch, Flemish
- *frawalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *frawaz Proto-Germanic
- *fruwiþō Proto-Germanic
- frár Old Norse
- fro Danish
- skadefro Danish
- vrolijc Middle Dutch
- frao Old High German
- frewan Old High German
- frō Old High German
- vröiwen Middle High German
- vröuwen, vrouwen Middle High German
- vrō Middle High German
- frou Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *frō Old Dutch
- frōlīk Old Dutch
- vrō Middle Low German
- fròo Cimbrian
- fròoliganzich Cimbrian
- fròonan Cimbrian
- fra Old Saxon
- fro Old Saxon
- frō Old Saxon
- freuwe Alemannic German