Where does “rälssi” come from?
rälssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish frälse, from Old Swedish frælse, from Old Norse frelsi, from Proto-Germanic frijahalsaz, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
rälssi (Finnish): exemption of the church or the nobility from taxation, or another similar privilege of the church and the nobility, in the Swedish realm
Definitions
- exemption of the church or the nobility from taxation, or another similar privilege of the church and the nobility, in the Swedish realm