Old English freoman "free-born man;" see free (adj.) + man (n.). Similar formation in Old Frisian frimon, Dutch vrijman, Old High German friman.
freelance
free-lance
free-liver
freeloader
freely
freeman
freemason
freemasonry
freeness
freer
free-range
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