Where does “freier” come from?

freier (Old French) comes from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

Ancestry of “freier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfricōto rub
2LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
3Proto-Italic*friāō—

Words derived from “freier”

Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →