Where does “vry” come from?

vry (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

vry (Afrikaans): to woo, court, flirt; free, unconstrained

Definitions

  1. to woo, court, flirt; free, unconstrained

Ancestry of “vry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvrijfree; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;...
2Middle Dutchvrifree
3Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →