Where does “scotfreo” come from?

scotfreo (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.

scotfreo (Old English): exempt from imposts; scot-free

Definitions

  1. exempt from imposts; scot-free

Ancestry of “scotfreo”, step by step

scotfreo 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 Norse skot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskot—
2Proto-Germanicskutąshot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →