Where does “brīvprātīgs” come from?

brīvprātīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian brīvs, from Middle Low German vrī, from Old Saxon frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

brīvprātīgs (Latvian): volunteer; voluntary

Definitions

  1. volunteer; voluntary

Ancestry of “brīvprātīgs”, step by step

brīvprātīgs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian brīvs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbrīvsfree; loose, comfortable; free, unconstrained,...
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Latvian prāts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianprātsmind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →