Where does “Befrielsetorget” come from?
Befrielsetorget (Swedish) comes from Swedish befrielse, from Swedish befria, from German befreien, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz — to love, to please.
Ancestry of “Befrielsetorget”, step by step
Befrielsetorget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish befrielse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | befrielse | liberation |
| 2 | Swedish | befria | to liberate, to free, to make free |
| 3 | German | befreien | to free make free, to liberate |
| 4 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 6 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |