Where does “Freiburg” come from?

Freiburg (English) comes from German Freiburg, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

Freiburg (English): the German name

Definitions

  1. the German name

Ancestry of “Freiburg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreiburg—
2Germanfreifree; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;...
3Middle High Germanvrî—
4Old High Germanfrīfree
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →