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Where does “fríspark” come from?

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

fríspark (Icelandic): free kick

Definitions

  1. free kick

Ancestry of “fríspark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrívacation, holiday; free
2Old Norsefrjáto free; to love; to love
3Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love
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