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

  1. friendly, benign; nice, pleasant

Ancestry of “freundlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvriuntlich
2Old High Germanfriuntlīh
3Proto-Germanicfrijōndlīkazfriendlike; friendly
4Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “freundlich

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic līkąEvery word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz