Where does “vrijlaten” come from?

vrijlaten (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.

vrijlaten (Dutch): to release

Definitions

  1. to release

Ancestry of “vrijlaten”, step by step

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