Where does “fräikafen” come from?

fräikafen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish fräi, 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.

fräikafen (Luxembourgish): to ransom

Definitions

  1. to ransom

Ancestry of “fräikafen”, step by step

fräikafen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish fräi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfräifree
2Old High Germanfrīfree
3Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
4Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Luxembourgish kafen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkafento buy
2Middle High Germankoufen—
3Old High Germankoufento buy
4Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →