Where does “frimerkesamling” come from?

frimerkesamling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frimerke, from Danish frimærke, from Danish fri, from Middle Low German vrīen, from Old Saxon friohon, from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

frimerkesamling (Norwegian Bokmål): stamp collecting; a stamp collection

Definitions

  1. stamp collecting; a stamp collection

Ancestry of “frimerkesamling”, step by step

frimerkesamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål frimerke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrimerkea stamp for postage, postage stamp
2Danishfrimærkestamp, postage stamp
3Danishfrito propose; free; vacant, unoccupied
4Middle Low Germanvrīento free; to marry
5Old Saxonfriohonto free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour
6Proto-West Germanicfrijōnto love
7Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

via Norwegian Bokmål samling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsamlingcollection
2Norwegian Bokmål-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frijōn →