Where does “aflossingsvrij” come from?

aflossingsvrij (Dutch) 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.

aflossingsvrij (Dutch): interest-only (of a loan: with no repayment of principal)

Definitions

  1. interest-only (of a loan: with no repayment of principal)

Ancestry of “aflossingsvrij”, step by step

aflossingsvrij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vrij

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

via Dutch aflossing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaflossing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-
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