Where does “vrīen” come from?

vrīen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon friohon, from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

vrīen (Middle Low German): to free; to marry

Definitions

  1. to free; to marry

Ancestry of “vrīen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vrīen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frijōn →