Where does “risikofri” come from?

risikofri (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.

risikofri (Norwegian Nynorsk): risk-free

Definitions

  1. risk-free

Ancestry of “risikofri”, step by step

risikofri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fri

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk risiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrisikoa risk
2Italianrischiorisk, chance, hazard, peril, danger; threat,...
3Old Italianrisco—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →