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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

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
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