Where does “fríða” come from?

fríða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fríður, from Old Norse fríðr, from Proto-Germanic frīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHtós.

fríða (Icelandic): to beautify; to love; inflection of fríður: ##...

Definitions

  1. to beautify; to love; inflection of fríður: ##...

Ancestry of “fríða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfríðurbeautiful, fair, pretty
2Old Norsefríðrlovely, beautiful, fair
3Proto-Germanicfrīdazbeautiful, lovely; beloved
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frīdaz →Every word from Old Norse fríðr →