Where does “vri” come from?

vri (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

vri (Middle Dutch): free

Definitions

  1. free

Ancestry of “vri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
2Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
3Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “vri”

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