Where does “frēodōm” come from?

frēodōm (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic frijadōm, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

frēodōm (Old English): freedom, state of free-will, charter,...

Definitions

  1. freedom, state of free-will, charter,...

Ancestry of “frēodōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfrijadōmfreedom
2Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
3Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “frēodōm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →