Where does “frihavn” come from?
frihavn (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.
frihavn (Norwegian Bokmål): a free port
Definitions
- a free port
Ancestry of “frihavn”, step by step
frihavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fri | free, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |