Where does “freundlich” come from?
freundlich (German) comes from Middle High German vriuntlich, from Old High German friuntlīh, from Proto-Germanic frijōndlīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
freundlich (German): friendly, benign; nice, pleasant
Definitions
- friendly, benign; nice, pleasant
Ancestry of “freundlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vriuntlich | — |
| 2 | Old High German | friuntlīh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndlīkaz | friendlike; friendly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “freundlich”