Where does “bramfri” come from?
bramfri (Danish) comes from Danish fri, from Middle Low German vrīen, from Old Saxon friohon, from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.
bramfri (Danish): frank, candid, outspoken, blunt
Definitions
- frank, candid, outspoken, blunt
Ancestry of “bramfri”, step by step
bramfri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fri | to propose; free; vacant, unoccupied |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrīen | to free; to marry |
| 3 | Old Saxon | friohon | to free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frijōn | to love |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijōną | to love; to free; to like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prāy- | to like, love |
via Danish bram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bram | boastfulness, boasting, something used to boast with |