Where does “fritidsbåt” come from?

fritidsbåt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fritid, 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.

fritidsbåt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pleasure boat or pleasure craft

Definitions

  1. a pleasure boat or pleasure craft

Ancestry of “fritidsbåt”, step by step

fritidsbåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fritid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfritidleisure, free time, spare time
2Norwegian Nynorskfrifree, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not...
3Middle Low Germanvrīfree
4Old Saxonfrīfree
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Norwegian Nynorsk båt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbåta boat
2Old Norsebátrboat
3Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
4Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
5Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →