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Where does “frispark” come from?

frispark (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.

frispark (Norwegian Nynorsk): a free kick

Definitions

  1. a free kick

Ancestry of “frispark”, step by step

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