Where does “Freizeitpark” come from?

Freizeitpark (German) comes from German Freizeit, 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.

Freizeitpark (German): amusement park

Definitions

  1. amusement park

Ancestry of “Freizeitpark”, step by step

Freizeitpark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Freizeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreizeitfree time, leisure time, spare time. The time...
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 Park

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParkpark; park, grounds
2Old Frenchparcenclosed area, often fenced off, often in a...
3Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
4Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-