Where does “frīon” come from?

frīon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic frijōn, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

frīon (Old Dutch): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “frīon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfrijōnto love
2Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “frīon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frijōn →