Etymology

fancy-free

Today it means: Free of commitments or obligations Full definition →

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

  1. Englishfancy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  6. Old Englishfrēo
  7. English todayfancy-free

From fancy + -free.

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