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Where does “frjá” come from?

frjá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

frjá (Old Norse): to free; to love; to love

Definitions

  1. to free; to love; to love

Ancestry of “frjá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

Words derived from “frjá”

  • riiata
  • riiuu
  • fria
  • friare
  • fríspark
  • frí
  • frímúrari
  • frændi
  • frjándi
  • frændi
  • frændi
  • frij
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