Where does “frees” come from?

frees (English) comes from English free, from Middle English free, from Old English frēo, from Proto-Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

frees (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “frees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreeUnconstrained; Obtainable without any payment;...
2Middle Englishfree—
3Old Englishfrēofree, joyful
4Proto-Germanic*frī—
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →
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