Where does “vrien” come from?

vrien (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vri, 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.

vrien (Middle Dutch): to love; to propose, to declare one's love; to...

Definitions

  1. to love; to propose, to declare one's love; to...

Ancestry of “vrien”, step by step

vrien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vri

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

via Old Dutch frīon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfrīonto love
2Proto-West Germanicfrijōnto love
3Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “vrien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-