Where does “Frelsisstyttan” come from?

Frelsisstyttan (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic frelsi, from Old Norse frelsi, from Proto-Germanic frijahalsaz, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

Frelsisstyttan (Icelandic): the Statue of Liberty a very large statue in New York harbor considered emblematic of the United States and its attractiveness to voluntary immigrants

Definitions

  1. the Statue of Liberty a very large statue in New York harbor considered emblematic of the United States and its attractiveness to voluntary immigrants

Ancestry of “Frelsisstyttan”, step by step

Frelsisstyttan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic frelsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrelsifreedom, liberty
2Old Norsefrelsi
3Proto-Germanicfrijahalsazfreedom, liberty, the state of not being...
4Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Icelandic styttan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstyttan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz