Etymology

lead-free

Today it means: Containing no lead. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Celtic*ɸloudom
  2. Gaulish*loudonbor.?
  3. Proto-West Germanic*laud
  4. Old Englishlēad
  5. Middle Englishled
  6. Englishlead
  7. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  11. Old Englishfrēo
  12. English todaylead-free

From lead + -free.

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