Where does “friluftsliv” come from?
friluftsliv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frilufts-, from Norwegian Bokmål friluft, 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 — to love, to please.
friluftsliv (Norwegian Bokmål): an outdoor life or open-air life
Definitions
- an outdoor life or open-air life
Ancestry of “friluftsliv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frilufts- | open-air, outdoor |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | friluft | the open air |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | fri | free, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 5 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |