English

freehearted

Freehearted comes from Middle English free hertid.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of free + hearted

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

Middle English herte

Middle English herted ‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or…’

Every English word from Middle English free hertid

adj liberal; unrestrained

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