Words that come from Proto-Germanic “frijōndz”

208 words across 34 languages descend from Proto-Germanic frijōndz — including friend, friendly, friendship, girlfriend, boyfriend, friendliness, befriend, schoolfriend.

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English (81)

German (29)

Dutch (12)

Middle English (12)

Old English (8)

Old Frisian (6)

Korean (4)

Serbo-Croatian (4)

Tok Pisin (4)

Middle High German (4)

West Frisian (3)

Old High German (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Luxembourgish (3)

Japanese (3)

Old Norse (3)

Old Dutch (2)

Faroese (2)

Russian (2)

North Frisian (2)

Welsh (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Icelandic (1)

Chinese (1)

Gothic (1)

Cebuano (1)

German Low German (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Kriol (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Scots (1)