Where does “Freischwinger” come from?

Freischwinger (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.

Freischwinger (German): cantilever chair

Definitions

  1. cantilever chair

Ancestry of “Freischwinger”, step by step

Freischwinger 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 Schwingen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwingenvibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings
2Middle High Germanswingento swing
3Old High Germanswingan—
4Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
5Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →