Where does “vrijmaken” come from?

vrijmaken (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.

vrijmaken (Dutch): to set free

Definitions

  1. to set free

Ancestry of “vrijmaken”, step by step

vrijmaken 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 maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →