Proto-Indo-European

*preyH-

‘to please’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *preyH-.

14 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *preyH-, most familiar first.

• free ← fre ← frēo ← *friu ← *frijwaz
• friend ← freend ← frēond ← *friund ← *frijōndz
• property ← propertee ← propreté ← proprietās ← proprius
• freedom ← fredom ← frēodōm ← *frijadōm ← *frī
• friendly ← frendly ← frēondlīċe ← frēond ← *friund
• improper ← impropre ← improprius ← proprius ← *pro-
• fray ← fraien ← affraier ← *exfridāre ← *friþu
• propriety ← proprietee ← propreté ← proprietās ← proprius
• impropriety ← impropriété ← improprietās
• frith ← friþ ← *friþu ← *friþuz ← *priHós
• affray ← affraien ← afrayer ← *exfridāre ← ex
• befree ← *befreen ← befrēoġan ← frēoġan ← *frijōn

More words from *preyH-

• friendslop
• propriospinal

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preyH-