Where does “vrijhaven” come from?

vrijhaven (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.

vrijhaven (Dutch): free port, free zone; haven, refuge

Definitions

  1. free port, free zone; haven, refuge

Ancestry of “vrijhaven”, step by step

vrijhaven 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 haven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhavenharbour; port
2Middle Dutchhavene—
3Old Dutchhavana—
4Frankishhabanuharbour, haven
5Proto-Germanichabanōharbour, haven
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂póneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →