Where does “ufri” come from?

ufri (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.

ufri (Danish): enslaved, not free

Definitions

  1. enslaved, not free

Ancestry of “ufri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrito propose; free; vacant, unoccupied
2Middle Low Germanvrīento free; to marry
3Old Saxonfriohonto free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour
4Proto-West Germanicfrijōnto love
5Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frijōn →
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