Freude.
joy, delight, glee
Meaning & usage
joy, delight, glee
Große Freude kommt auf.
Mit großer Freude habe ich die Nachricht empfangen, dass...
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vröude, from Old High German frewida, from Proto-Germanic *frawiþō (“joy”), derived from *frawaz (“joyous”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump; hop”). Cognate with Dutch vreugde, Low German Freid, Danish fryd, Swedish fröjd.
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