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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *priHéh₂ti (“pleased, loved”). By surface analysis, *frijaz (“free”) + *-ōną. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *prijati (“to please, favor”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*frijōną
- to love
- to free
- to like
Inflection
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References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fri(j)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155