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

  1. freedom; release from duty

Ancestry of “vrijdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrijdom—
2Old Dutchfrīduomfreedom
3Proto-West Germanicfrijadōmfreedom
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →