Where does “nikkelvrij” come from?

nikkelvrij (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.

nikkelvrij (Dutch): nickel-free not containing nickel

Definitions

  1. nickel-free not containing nickel

Ancestry of “nikkelvrij”, step by step

nikkelvrij 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 nikkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnikkelnickel
2GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →