Where does “fri” come from?

fri (Danish) comes 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.

fri (Danish): to propose; free; vacant, unoccupied

Definitions

  1. to propose; free; vacant, unoccupied

Ancestry of “fri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrīento free; to marry
2Old Saxonfriohonto free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour
3Proto-West Germanicfrijōnto love
4Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “fri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →