Where does “Freiherr” come from?

Freiherr (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.

Freiherr (German): baron

Definitions

  1. baron

Ancestry of “Freiherr”, step by step

Freiherr 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 herr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherr—
2Middle High Germanherremaster, lord
3Old High Germanhēriro—
4Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Freiherr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →