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Where does “fritidsaktivitet” come from?

fritidsaktivitet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fritid, 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.

fritidsaktivitet (Norwegian Bokmål): a leisure activity

Definitions

  1. a leisure activity

Ancestry of “fritidsaktivitet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfritidleisure, free time, spare time
2Norwegian Bokmålfrifree, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not...
3Middle Low Germanvrī—
4Old Saxonfrī—
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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