Where does “vrijen” come from?

vrijen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vrien, 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.

vrijen (Dutch): to make love, to have sex; to make out, to...

Definitions

  1. to make love, to have sex; to make out, to...

Ancestry of “vrijen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvriento love; to propose, to declare one's love; to...
2Middle Dutchvrifree
3Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “vrijen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →