Where does “-frei” come from?

-frei (German) comes from Danish -fri, from Swedish fri, 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.

-frei (German): -free

Definitions

  1. -free

Ancestry of “-frei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-frifree from; without
2Swedishfrifree, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,...
3Middle Low Germanvrīfree
4Old Saxonfrīfree
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “-frei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →