Where does “vrijspreken” come from?

vrijspreken (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.

vrijspreken (Dutch): to absolve, acquit

Definitions

  1. to absolve, acquit

Ancestry of “vrijspreken”, step by step

vrijspreken 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 spreken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsprekento speak
2Middle Dutchsprēkento speak, to say
3Old Saxonsprekanto speak
4Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
5Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →