Where does “Kunstfreiheit” come from?

Kunstfreiheit (German) comes from German Freiheit, 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.

Kunstfreiheit (German): freedom of artistic expression

Definitions

  1. freedom of artistic expression

Ancestry of “Kunstfreiheit”, step by step

Kunstfreiheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Freiheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreiheitfreedom; liberty; clearance
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 kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz