Where does “вільнодумний” come from?

вільнодумний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вільноду́мець, 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.

вільнодумний (Ukrainian): liberal, free-thinking

Definitions

  1. liberal, free-thinking

Ancestry of “вільнодумний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвільноду́мецьfreethinker
2Ukrainianдуматиto think; to assume; to suspect
3Old East Slavicдумати—
4Proto-Slavicdumatito think
5Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną →Every word from Proto-Slavic dumati →