Where does “freien” come from?

freien (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German frīen, from Old High German frīon, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

freien (Luxembourgish): to court

Definitions

  1. to court

Ancestry of “freien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfrīen—
2Old High Germanfrīon—
3Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “freien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Old High German frīon →