Where does “fríteinkjari” come from?

fríteinkjari (Faroese) comes from Faroese fríur, from Middle Low German vrī, from Old Saxon frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

fríteinkjari (Faroese): atheist, nonbeliever

Definitions

  1. atheist, nonbeliever

Ancestry of “fríteinkjari”, step by step

fríteinkjari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fríur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefríurfree
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Faroese teinkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseteinkjato think
2Middle Low Germandenkento think, to perceive
3Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →