Where does “Freimakler” come from?

Freimakler (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.

Freimakler (German): unofficial broker, floor broker a broker at a stock exchange who is not officially appointed but is authorized to mediate in unofficial or regulated unofficial markets

Definitions

  1. unofficial broker, floor broker a broker at a stock exchange who is not officially appointed but is authorized to mediate in unofficial or regulated unofficial markets

Ancestry of “Freimakler”, step by step

Freimakler 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 Makler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaklerbroker; realtor, estate agent
2Middle Low Germanmākeler—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →