released someone or something from captivity, imprisonment, or control.
From Old English 'freon' meaning to set at liberty. Related to 'friend' (originally 'one who loves' and thus 'sets free' from loneliness). The root connects to freedom across Germanic languages.
The word 'freed' and 'friend' share an ancient root—they both originally meant someone who sets you free from something. A friend 'frees' you from loneliness, which is why they're connected so deeply in language!
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