Where does “frifinne” come from?

frifinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fri, from Middle Low German vrī, from Old Saxon frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

frifinne (Norwegian Bokmål): to acquit (someone); find not guilty

Definitions

  1. to acquit (someone); find not guilty

Ancestry of “frifinne”, step by step

frifinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrifree, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not...
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Norwegian Bokmål finne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfinnea Finn; fin; to find
2Danishfindeto find; to think, consider; to exist - see...
3Old Danishfinnæ—
4Old Norsefinnato find
5Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “frifinne”

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