Where does “frí” come from?

frí (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse frjá, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

frí (Icelandic): vacation, holiday; free

Definitions

  1. vacation, holiday; free

Ancestry of “frí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrjáto free; to love; to love
2Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “frí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Old Norse frjá →
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