Where does “frelsishetja” come from?

frelsishetja (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.

frelsishetja (Icelandic): freedom hero, champion of freedom

Definitions

  1. freedom hero, champion of freedom

Ancestry of “frelsishetja”, step by step

frelsishetja 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 hetja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichetjahero
2Proto-Germanichatjǭhero
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →