Where does “вільнодумство” come from?

вільнодумство (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.

вільнодумство (Ukrainian): freethinking, free thought

Definitions

  1. freethinking, free thought

Ancestry of “вільнодумство”, step by step

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