English
freepost
From free + post.
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-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
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Proto-Italic *postis
Latin postis ‘door’
Old French post
Middle English post
English post
Today it means
noun A postal service allowing a person to send mail without affixing postage, the recipient paying when collecting the mail.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / freepost