fromm
Meaning
- pious, religious, devout
- (archaic) righteous
Concepts
deeply religious
Synonyms
vom Glauben erfüllt
ehrfurchtsvoll
tief gläubig
frommherzig
glaubensstark
Frequency
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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