Where does “fri” come from?

fri (Kashubian) comes from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

fri (Kashubian): free

Definitions

  1. free

Ancestry of “fri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrīfree
2Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
3Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →