Where does “frispråkig” come from?

frispråkig (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.

frispråkig (Swedish): outspoken, free-spoken

Definitions

  1. outspoken, free-spoken

Ancestry of “frispråkig”, step by step

frispråkig 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 språk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspråklanguage
2Old Swedishsprak
3Middle Low Germansprāke
4Old Saxonsprākaspeech
5Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language

Words derived from “frispråkig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-
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