Where does “freomæg” come from?

freomæg (Old English) comes from Old English frēo, from Proto-Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

freomæg (Old English): free or noble kinsman

Definitions

  1. free or noble kinsman

Ancestry of “freomæg”, step by step

freomæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English frēo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrēofree, joyful
2Proto-Germanic*frī—
3Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Old English mǣġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣġkinsman; kin
2Old Dutchmāg—
3Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →