Where does “frij” come from?

frij (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse frjá, from Proto-Germanic frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European prāy- — to like, love.

frij (Westrobothnian): To engage in nightly courting

Definitions

  1. To engage in nightly courting

Ancestry of “frij”, step by step

frij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse frjá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrjáto free; to love; to love
2Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love

via Old Norse fría

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefría—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōną →Every word from Old Norse frjá →