Where does “Fehlerfreiheit” come from?

Fehlerfreiheit (German) comes from German fehlerfrei, 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.

Fehlerfreiheit (German): accuracy, correctness

Definitions

  1. accuracy, correctness

Ancestry of “Fehlerfreiheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfehlerfreiflawless
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →