Where does “friða” come from?

friða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse friða, from Proto-Germanic friþōną, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

friða (Icelandic): to pacify; to calm; to appease

Definitions

  1. to pacify; to calm; to appease

Ancestry of “friða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefriða—
2Proto-Germanicfriþōnąto make peace, pacify, keep the peace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friþōną →Every word from Old Norse friða →