Where does “Free” come from?
Free comes from Old English freo, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European prōw-, from Proto-Indo-European prēy-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.
Free (English): Unconstrained
Definitions
- Unconstrained
Ancestry of “Free”, step by step
Free traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English faller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faller | One who falls; A fruit that falls from the tree,... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |