Where does “frelsisbarátta” come from?

frelsisbarátta (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.

frelsisbarátta (Icelandic): fight for freedom, struggle for freedom

Definitions

  1. fight for freedom, struggle for freedom

Ancestry of “frelsisbarátta”, step by step

frelsisbarátta 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 barátta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbaráttafight, struggle
2Old Norsebaráttacontest
3Proto-Germanicbarjanąto beat, strike
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →