Where does “Freyr” come from?

Freyr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic frawjô, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Freyr (Old Norse): lord

Definitions

  1. lord

Ancestry of “Freyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrawjôlord
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Freyr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European proHwo- →