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
- a track and field event
Ancestry of “friidrottsgren”, step by step
friidrottsgren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish friidrott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | friidrott | track and field, athletics |
| 2 | Swedish | fri | free, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |