Where does “freikaufen” come from?

freikaufen (German) comes 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.

freikaufen (German): to ransom

Definitions

  1. to ransom

Ancestry of “freikaufen”, step by step

freikaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German käufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermankäufenAlternative form of kaufen
2Middle High Germankoufen—
3Old High Germankoufento buy
4Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →
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