Where does “funkenfrei” come from?

funkenfrei (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.

funkenfrei (German): non-sparking

Definitions

  1. non-sparking

Ancestry of “funkenfrei”, step by step

funkenfrei 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 Funke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunkespark
2Middle High Germanfunke
3Old High Germanfunkô
4Proto-West Germanic*funkōspark
5Proto-Germanicfunkôspark
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peng-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-