Where does “chlorfrei” come from?

chlorfrei (German) comes from German Chlor, from French chloré, from English chlorine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

chlorfrei (German): chlorine-free

Definitions

  1. chlorine-free

Ancestry of “chlorfrei”, step by step

chlorfrei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Chlor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChlorchlorine
2Frenchchlorépast participle of chlorer; chlorinated
3EnglishchlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂