Where does “Freind” come from?

Freind (Hunsrik) comes from English frond, from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic friund, from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

Freind (Hunsrik): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “Freind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrondThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf;...
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōndz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic friund →