Where does “fridom” come from?

fridom (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic frijadōm, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

fridom (Old Frisian): freedom

Definitions

  1. freedom

Ancestry of “fridom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfrijadōmfreedom
2Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
3Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →
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