Etymograph

English

Freenet

From free + net.

A compound of free + net

Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please; to love’

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Proto-Germanic *frijaz ‘free’

Proto-West Germanic *frī ‘free’

Old English frēo ‘free, at liberty’

Middle English fre ‘having the status of a freeman’

English free

Proto-Germanic *natją ‘net’

Proto-West Germanic *nati ‘net’

Old English net

Middle English net

English net

Today it means

name a peer-to-peer anti-censorship communication platform

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Freenet