English
Freet
Freet comes from Middle High German vride ‘peace’, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz ‘free’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preyH-‘to please’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*priHós‘beloved’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frijaz‘free’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*friþuz‘peace, tranquility’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*friþu‘peace’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fridu‘peace’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vride‘peace’
- Germanc. 1650–presentFriedeas Fried
- EnglishtodayFreet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preyH-‘to please’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*priHós‘beloved’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frijaz‘free’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*friþuz‘peace, tranquility’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*friþu‘peace’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050fridu‘peace’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vride‘peace’
- Germanc. 1650–presentFriedeas Fried
- EnglishtodayFreet
The story
Americanized form of German Fried.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’
friend, impropriety, affray, 5 more
through Proto-Indo-European *priHós ‘beloved’
property, freedom, improper, propriety, 3 more
through Proto-Germanic *friþuz ‘peace, tranquility’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preyH- / Freet