Where does “vriend” come from?
vriend (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans -skap, from Dutch -schap, from Middle Dutch -schap, from Old Dutch -skap, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
vriend (Afrikaans): friend
Ancestry of “vriend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | -skap | -ship; -hood |
| 2 | Dutch | -schap | -ship; Category Dutch words suffixed with API not... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -schap | -ship |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -skap | -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |