Freude f (genitive Freude, plural Freuden)
From Middle High German vrowede, from Old High German frouwida, frewida, from Proto-Germanic *frawiþō (“joy”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump; hop”).
Cognate with Dutch vreugde (“joy”), German Low German Freid (“joy”), Swedish fröjd (“delight; rejoicing”). Compare also Danish fryd (“joy”), Norwegian fryd (“joy”).