Where does “risikofrei” come from?

risikofrei (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.

risikofrei (German): risk-free, without risk

Definitions

  1. risk-free, without risk

Ancestry of “risikofrei”, step by step

risikofrei 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 Risiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRisikorisk
2Italianrisicofirst-person singular present indicative of...
3ItalianriscoObsolete form of rischio; risk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →