Where does “friminutt” come from?

friminutt (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.

friminutt (Norwegian Bokmål): a break, or recess

Definitions

  1. a break, or recess

Ancestry of “friminutt”, step by step

friminutt 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 minutt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålminutta minute
2Medieval Latinminuta60th of an hour", "note; 60th part of an hour;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →