Where does “bekymringsfri” come from?
bekymringsfri (Danish) comes from Danish -fri, from Swedish fri, from Middle Low German vrī, from Old Saxon frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
bekymringsfri (Danish): carefree
Ancestry of “bekymringsfri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | -fri | free from; without |
| 2 | Swedish | fri | free, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrī | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frī | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |