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Where does “frisinthet” come from?

frisinthet (Swedish) comes from Swedish frisinnad, 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.

frisinthet (Swedish): liberalism

Definitions

  1. liberalism

Ancestry of “frisinthet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrisinnadliberal
2Swedishfrifree, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,...
3Middle Low Germanvrī—
4Old Saxonfrī—
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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