Where does “frēoġan” come from?

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

frēoġan (Old English): to love; to free; make free

Definitions

  1. to love; to free; make free

Ancestry of “frēoġan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frēoġan”

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