Where does “best friend” come from?

best friend (English) comes from Middle English best frend.

best friend (English): Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Definitions

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Ancestry of “best friend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbest frend—

Words derived from “best friend”

Every word from Middle English best frend →