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Where does “friluftskonsert” come from?

friluftskonsert (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk frilufts-, from Norwegian Nynorsk friluft, 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 — to love, to please.

friluftskonsert (Norwegian Nynorsk): an open-air concert

Definitions

  1. an open-air concert

Ancestry of “friluftskonsert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrilufts-open-air, outdoor
2Norwegian Nynorskfriluftthe open air
3Norwegian Nynorskfrifree, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not...
4Middle Low Germanvrī—
5Old Saxonfrī—
6Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
7Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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