Where does “vrij” come from?

vrij (Dutch) comes 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.

vrij (Dutch): free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;...

Definitions

  1. free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;...

Ancestry of “vrij”, step by step

vrij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrifree
2Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
3Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
4Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Middle Dutch vrēde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrēdepeace
2Old DutchfrithoAlternative spelling of frithu
3Proto-West Germanicfriþupeace
4Proto-Germanicfriþuzpeace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge
5Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “vrij”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →