Where does “vriend” come from?

vriend (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vrient, from Old Dutch friund, from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

vriend (Dutch): friend; boyfriend

Definitions

  1. friend; boyfriend

Ancestry of “vriend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrientfriend; ally; relative
2Old Dutchfriund
3Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

Words derived from “vriend

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy-