Where does “frimerkesamling” come from?

frimerkesamling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk frimerke, from Danish frimærke, from Danish fri, from Middle Low German vrīen, from Old Saxon friohon, from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

frimerkesamling (Norwegian Nynorsk): stamp collecting; a stamp collection

Definitions

stamp collecting; a stamp collection

Ancestry of “frimerkesamling”, step by step

frimerkesamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk frimerke

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	frimerke	a stamp for postage, postage stamp
2	Danish	frimærke	stamp, postage stamp
3	Danish	fri	to propose; free; vacant, unoccupied
4	Middle Low German	vrīen	to free; to marry
5	Old Saxon	friohon	to free, to liberate; to like, to love, to honour
6	Proto-West Germanic	frijōn	to love
7	Proto-Germanic	frijōną	to love; to free; to like
8	Proto-Indo-European	prāy-	to like, love

via Norwegian Nynorsk samling

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	samling	collection
2	Norwegian Nynorsk	-ing	Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3	Old Norse	-ing	Forms gerund nouns from verbs
4	Proto-Germanic	-ingō	-ing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frijōn →