Where does “fredom” come from?

fredom (Middle English) comes from Old English frēodōm, 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.

fredom (Middle English): freedom, liberty; nationhood, independence; free...

Definitions

  1. freedom, liberty; nationhood, independence; free...

Ancestry of “fredom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrēodōmfreedom, state of free-will, charter,...
2Proto-West Germanicfrijadōmfreedom
3Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
4Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “fredom

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-