Where does “Frelsesarmeen” come from?

Frelsesarmeen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk frelse, from Old Norse frelsi, from Proto-Germanic frijahalsaz, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

Frelsesarmeen (Norwegian Nynorsk): the Salvation Army

Definitions

  1. the Salvation Army

Ancestry of “Frelsesarmeen”, step by step

Frelsesarmeen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk frelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrelsesalvation, deliverance; Alternative form of...
2Old Norsefrelsi
3Proto-Germanicfrijahalsazfreedom, liberty, the state of not being...
4Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via English Salvation Army

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalvation ArmyA Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation structured in a quasi-military fashion, originally founded to help the poor of London
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic frijaz