Where does “girlfriended” come from?

girlfriended (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

girlfriended (English): Having a girlfriend

Definitions

  1. Having a girlfriend

Ancestry of “girlfriended”, step by step

girlfriended traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English girlfriend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgirlfriendA female partner in an unmarried romantic...
2EnglishFriendA Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends;...
3Middle EnglishfrendA friend or compatriot; a close associate; A...
4Old Englishfrēondfriend, friendly; friend, relative, lover
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-