An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Freude

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Freude
Friedrich Kluge2508365An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Freude1891John Francis Davis

Freude, f., ‘joy, pleasure, delight,’ from the equiv. MidHG. vröude, vreude, OHG. fręwida, f.; akin to freuen, MidHG. vröuwen, OHG. frouwen; see froh. For the suffix see Gemeinde, Begierde, Zierde, Beschwerde.