Where does “freiberuflich” come from?

freiberuflich (German) comes from German Freiberufler, 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.

freiberuflich (German): self-employed, freelance

Definitions

  1. self-employed, freelance

Ancestry of “freiberuflich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreiberuflerfreelancer
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
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