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Where does “frijadōm” come from?

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

frijadōm (Proto-West Germanic): freedom

Definitions

  1. freedom

Ancestry of “frijadōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
2Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “frijadōm”

  • freedom
  • unfreedom
  • nonfreedom
  • antifreedom
  • freedomless
  • freedom of association
  • freedom of assembly
  • enfreedom
  • topfreedom
  • cyberfreedom
  • vrijdom
  • freedom
  • fredom
  • frēodōm
  • freodom
  • vrijdom
  • frīduom
  • fridom
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