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Where does “ufrivillig” come from?

ufrivillig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk frivillig, 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.

ufrivillig (Norwegian Nynorsk): involuntary, unintentional

Definitions

  1. involuntary, unintentional

Ancestry of “ufrivillig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrivillig—
2Norwegian Nynorskfrifree, not imprisoned or enslaved; free, not...
3Middle Low Germanvrī—
4Old Saxonfrī—
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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