Where does “Freistilschwimmen” come from?

Freistilschwimmen (German) comes from German Freistil, 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.

Freistilschwimmen (German): freestyle swimming

Definitions

  1. freestyle swimming

Ancestry of “Freistilschwimmen”, step by step

Freistilschwimmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Freistil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreistil
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

via German Schwimmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwimmengerund of schwimmen; swim, the act of swimming
2Middle High Germanswimmento swim
3Old High Germanswimman
4Proto-West Germanicswimmanto swim
5Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz