Where does “gästfri” come from?

gästfri (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.

gästfri (Swedish): hospitable welcoming and generous towards guests

Definitions

  1. hospitable welcoming and generous towards guests

Ancestry of “gästfri”, step by step

gästfri 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 gäst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgästa guest
2Old Swedishgæster—
3Old Norsegestrguest
4Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →