Where does “vrijdom” come from?
vrijdom (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vrijdom, from Old Dutch frīduom, from Proto-West Germanic frijadōm, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
vrijdom (Dutch): freedom; release from duty
Definitions
- freedom; release from duty
Ancestry of “vrijdom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | vrijdom | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | frīduom | freedom |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | frijadōm | freedom |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |