Where does “ABC-Waffen-frei” come from?

ABC-Waffen-frei (German) comes from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

ABC-Waffen-frei (German): NBC-weapons-free

Definitions

  1. NBC-weapons-free

Ancestry of “ABC-Waffen-frei”, step by step

ABC-Waffen-frei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfreifree; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;...
2Middle High Germanvrî
3Old High Germanfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via German ABC-Waffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanABC-WaffenNBC weapons
2GermanWaffenplural of Waffe
3GermanWaffenruheceasefire, truce agreed temporary cessation of combat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-