Where does “frifinne” come from?
frifinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
frifinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): to acquit (someone); find not guilty
Definitions
- to acquit (someone); find not guilty
Ancestry of “frifinne”, step by step
frifinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fri | free, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via Norwegian Nynorsk finne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | finne | a Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna |
| 2 | Swedish | Finne | A Finn a person from Finland |
| 3 | German | finne | big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals |
| 4 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |