Where does “Fründ” come from?
Fründ (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic friund, from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.
Fründ (Alemannic German): friend
Ancestry of “Fründ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vriunt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | friunt | friend |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | friund | friend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndz | friend, loved one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prēy- | to like, love; like, love |