Where does “glutenfri” come from?

glutenfri (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.

glutenfri (Norwegian Bokmål): gluten-free

Definitions

  1. gluten-free

Ancestry of “glutenfri”, step by step

glutenfri 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 gluten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgluten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz