Frieden
/ˈfʁiː.dn̩/noun
German noun meaning peace, especially the absence of war or conflict.
Did you know?German *Frieden* is cognate with English *friend* and *free*, all tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning to love, spare, or hold dear rather than harm.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*priH-
“to love, to care for, to spare”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*frijaz
“dear, beloved, free”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*friþuz
“peace, protection, truce”
Old High German
OHG
fridu
“peace, security, protection”
Middle High German
MHG
vride
“peace, reconciliation”
Modern German
German
Frieden
“peace”