Where does “brīvs” come from?

brīvs (Latvian) comes 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.

brīvs (Latvian): free; loose, comfortable; free, unconstrained,...

Definitions

  1. free; loose, comfortable; free, unconstrained,...

Ancestry of “brīvs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brīvs”

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