Where does “frälsa” come from?

frälsa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish frälsa, from Old Norse frelsa, from Proto-Germanic frijahalsaz, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

frälsa (Swedish): to save, to salvage

Definitions

  1. to save, to salvage

Ancestry of “frälsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfrälsa—
2Old Norsefrelsa—
3Proto-Germanicfrijahalsazfreedom, liberty, the state of not being...
4Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “frälsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →