Where does “friidrottsgren” come from?

friidrottsgren (Swedish) comes from Swedish friidrott, 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.

friidrottsgren (Swedish): a track and field event

Definitions

  1. a track and field event

Ancestry of “friidrottsgren”, step by step

friidrottsgren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish friidrott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfriidrotttrack and field, athletics
2Swedishfrifree, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,...
3Middle Low Germanvrīfree
4Old Saxonfrīfree
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Swedish gren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrenbranch; event; sub-event within a sport
2Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
3Proto-Germanicgrainō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-