Proto-Indo-European

*priHós

‘pleased, loved’

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

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

• free ← fre ← frēo ← *friu ← *frijwaz
• property ← propertee ← propreté ← proprietās ← proprius
• freedom ← fredom ← frēodōm ← *frijadōm ← *frī
• improper ← impropre ← improprius ← proprius ← *pro-
• propriety ← proprietee ← propreté ← proprietās ← proprius
• frith ← friþ ← *friþu ← *friþuz
• friendslop ← friend ← frend ← frēond ← *friund
• propriospinal ← proprius ← *pro-

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *priHós