Where does “vetrarfrí” come from?

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

vetrarfrí (Icelandic): winter vacation, winter holiday

Definitions

  1. winter vacation, winter holiday

Ancestry of “vetrarfrí”, step by step

vetrarfrí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic frí

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

via Icelandic vetur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicveturwinter, wintertime; year
2Old Norsevetrwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Old Norse frjá →