Where does “Ermessensfreiheit” come from?

Ermessensfreiheit (German) comes from German Freiheit, 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.

Ermessensfreiheit (German): discretionary power, discretionary freedom, latitude the freedom to make decisions within certain limits or according to one's own judgment

Definitions

  1. discretionary power, discretionary freedom, latitude the freedom to make decisions within certain limits or according to one's own judgment

Ancestry of “Ermessensfreiheit”, step by step

Ermessensfreiheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Freiheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreiheitfreedom; liberty; clearance
2Germanfreifree; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;...
3Middle High Germanvrî
4Old High Germanfrīfree
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via German ermessen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanermessento consider
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz