Where does “Freedomite” come from?
Freedomite (English) comes from English freedom, from Middle English fredom, from Old English frēodōm, from Proto-West Germanic frijadōm, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
Freedomite (English): A member of a Christian zealot sect that split off from the Doukhobors, and which was involved in protests against certain policies of the Canadian government during the early to mid 20th century; the Doukhobors were a non-Orthodox religious group which emigrated from Russia to Canada at the end of
Definitions
- A member of a Christian zealot sect that split off from the Doukhobors, and which was involved in protests against certain policies of the Canadian government during the early to mid 20th century; the Doukhobors were a non-Orthodox religious group which emigrated from Russia to Canada at the end of
Ancestry of “Freedomite”, step by step
Freedomite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English freedom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freedom | The state of being free, of not being imprisoned... |
| 2 | Middle English | fredom | freedom, liberty; nationhood, independence; free... |
| 3 | Old English | frēodōm | freedom, state of free-will, charter,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frijadōm | freedom |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |