Where does “Freimachung” come from?

Freimachung (German) comes from German freimachen, 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.

Freimachung (German): emancipation

Definitions

  1. emancipation

Ancestry of “Freimachung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfreimachento put a stamp on; to bare, to strip
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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz
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