vrolijk
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈvroːˌlək/
adj
Definitions
- cheerful, merry
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch vrolijc inherited from Old Dutch frōlīk, *frō derived 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
🎅 🎉 🎊 😀 😁 😄 😍 😘 😚 🙋 🤶
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
- Frohnatur German
- erwartungsfroh German
- farbenfroh German
- freuen German
- froh German
- frohlocken German
- fröhlich German
- gottfroh German
- weinfroh German
- vrolijkheid Dutch, Flemish
- *frawalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *frawaz Proto-Germanic
- *fruwiþō Proto-Germanic
- frár Old Norse
- vrolijc Middle Dutch
- frao Old High German
- frewan Old High German
- frō Old High German
- vrō Middle High German
- vrōlocken Middle High German
- *frō Old Dutch
- frōlīk Old Dutch
- vrō Middle Low German
- fra Old Saxon
- fro Old Saxon
- frō Old Saxon