Where does “vrijmetselaar” come from?

vrijmetselaar (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.

vrijmetselaar (Dutch): Freemason

Definitions

  1. Freemason

Ancestry of “vrijmetselaar”, step by step

vrijmetselaar 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 metselaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmetselaarbricklayer, mason
2Middle Dutchmetselare—

Words derived from “vrijmetselaar”

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