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Where does “freols” come from?

freols (Old English) comes from Old English frīheals, from Old English heals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Ancestry of “freols”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrīheals—
2Old Englishhealsneck
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “freols”

  • freolsian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →