Where does “frihandel” come from?

frihandel (Swedish) comes from Swedish fri, from Middle Low German vrī, from Old Saxon frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

frihandel (Swedish): free trade

Definitions

  1. free trade

Ancestry of “frihandel”, step by step

frihandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrifree, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,...
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Swedish handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandeltrade, commerce; the commercial exchange of...
2Low GermanHandel—

Words derived from “frihandel”

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