Where does “vrijdom” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vrijdom”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vrijdom”

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