Where does “freisprechen” come from?
freisprechen (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.
freisprechen (German): To acquit; To exonerate; To exculpate
Definitions
- To acquit; To exonerate; To exculpate
Ancestry of “freisprechen”, step by step
freisprechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via German sprechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprechen | to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprechen | to speak |
| 3 | Old High German | sprehhan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |