Where does “vrijwillig” come from?

vrijwillig (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.

vrijwillig (Dutch): voluntary, of one's own free will

Definitions

  1. voluntary, of one's own free will

Ancestry of “vrijwillig”, step by step

vrijwillig 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 wil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwilwant
2Middle Dutchwillewill, wish; want, desire; inclination,...
3Old Dutchwillowill, wish, desire
4Proto-West Germanicwilljōwill, wish, desire
5Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “vrijwillig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-