English word free comes from Proto-Indo-European *prijos, Proto-Indo-European *preyH-, Proto-Indo-European *prey, Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, and later Proto-Indo-European *priHós (Dear, beloved. Happy, free.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *prijos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *preyH- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *prey | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *proHwo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *priHós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Dear, beloved. Happy, free. |
| *frijô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Loved one; spouse; husband. |
| *frijō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Loved one; spouse; wife. |
| *frawjô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Lord. |
| *frijaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Free. |
| freo | Old English (ang) | (poetic) noble, glad. Free, at liberty; exempt. |
| frēo | Old English (ang) | |
| freo | Middle English (enm) | |
| free | English (eng) | (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) Abbreviation of free kick.. (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.. Free transfer (UK, legal, obsolete) Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.. (abstract) Unconstrained.. (botany, mycology) Not attached; loose.. (by extension, chiefly, [...] |