Where does “riiuu” come from?

riiuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish riiata, from Swedish fria, from Old Norse frjá, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

riiuu (Finnish): courtship, wooing

Definitions

  1. courtship, wooing

Ancestry of “riiuu”, step by step

riiuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riiata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriiatato date; to woo, to court
2Swedishfriato propose; to ask for one's hand in marriage; to...
3Old Norsefrjáto free; to love; to love
4Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

via Finnish uu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuuThe name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest
2LatinU—
3LatinVve
4Etruscan?u
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Old Norse frjá →