Where does “вільноду́мець” come from?

вільноду́мець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian думати, from Old East Slavic думати, from Proto-Slavic dumati, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

вільноду́мець (Ukrainian): freethinker

Definitions

  1. freethinker

Ancestry of “вільноду́мець”, step by step

вільноду́мець traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian думати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдуматиto think; to assume; to suspect
2Old East Slavicдумати—
3Proto-Slavicdumatito think
4Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ukrainian ві́льний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianві́льнийfree unrestricted, unconstrained, unoccupied, at liberty
2Proto-Slavicvolьnъfree, willing

Words derived from “вільноду́мець”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-Slavic dumati →