Etymology

alcohol-free

Today it means: Containing no alcohol. Full definition →

Old English frēo ← Proto-West Germanic *friu ← Proto-Germanic *frijwaz
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  10. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  12. Old Englishfrēo
  13. English todayalcohol-free

From alcohol + -free.

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