Where does “freen” come from?

freen (Middle English) comes from Old English frēoġan, from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

freen (Middle English): To free, liberate

Definitions

  1. To free, liberate

Ancestry of “freen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrēoġanto love; to free; make free
2Proto-West Germanicfrijōnto love
3Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frijōn →