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
Ancestry of “vrīen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | friohon | to free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | frijōn | to love |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frijōną | to love; to free; to like |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prāy- | to like, love |
Words derived from “vrīen”