Where does “friþleas” come from?

friþleas (Old English) comes from Old English friþ, from West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic friþuz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

friþleas (Old English): peaceless, outlawed, not included in a peace treaty

Definitions

  1. peaceless, outlawed, not included in a peace treaty

Ancestry of “friþleas”, step by step

friþleas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English friþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfriþpeace; refuge, sanctuary; splendid, beautiful
2West Germanic*friþu—
3Proto-Germanicfriþuzpeace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Old English lēas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
2Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic friþuz →