Where does “frikirke” come from?
frikirke (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.
frikirke (Norwegian Bokmål): A church or denomination that is independent of both of the state and state church
Definitions
- A church or denomination that is independent of both of the state and state church
Ancestry of “frikirke”, step by step
frikirke 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 |