fromm

Meaning

  1. pious, religious, devout
  2. (archaic) righteous

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fʁɔm/
Etymology

From Middle High German vrume (“efficient, good, righteous”), derived from Old High German fruma (“benefit”). The vocalism -o- could readily be explained as dialectal, but is already common in Middle High German. The commonest form in early modern German was frōm. Modern fromm is a variant with suppression of open-syllable lengthening (as commonly found before -m-). Related to Dutch vroom and Yiddish פֿרום (frum).

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