Where does “hitzefrei” come from?

hitzefrei (German) comes from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-Germanic *frī.

hitzefrei (German): Excused from school because of excessively high...

Definitions

  1. Excused from school because of excessively high...

Ancestry of “hitzefrei”, step by step

hitzefrei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfreifree; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;...
2Middle High Germanvrî—
3Old High Germanfrīfree
4Proto-Germanic*frī—

via German hitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhitzeheat
2Middle High Germanhitze—
3Old High Germanhizza—
4Proto-Germanichitjōheat
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frī →Every word from Old High German frī →Every word from Middle High German vrî →