Where does “friða” come from?

friða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic friþōną, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

Ancestry of “friða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfriþōnąto make peace, pacify, keep the peace
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

Words derived from “friða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friþōną →