Where does “roestvrij” come from?

roestvrij (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.

roestvrij (Dutch): free of rust

Definitions

  1. free of rust

Ancestry of “roestvrij”, step by step

roestvrij 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 roest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroestrust; roost
2Middle Dutchroestrust
3Old Dutchrōst—
4Proto-Germanicrustazrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →