Where does “Naturfreund” come from?

Naturfreund (German) comes from German Freund, from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic friund, from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

Naturfreund (German): nature lover, nature-lover

Definitions

  1. nature lover, nature-lover

Ancestry of “Naturfreund”, step by step

Naturfreund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Freund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreundfriend; boyfriend; blood relative
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

via German Natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNaturnature; wilderness, the wild, natural scenery;...
2Middle High Germannatūre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōndz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic friund →