Where does “gjestfri” come from?

gjestfri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German gastfrei, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

gjestfri (Norwegian Nynorsk): hospitable

Definitions

  1. hospitable

Ancestry of “gjestfri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangastfreihospitable
2Germanfreifree; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;...
3Middle High Germanvrî—
4Old High Germanfrīfree
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →
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