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Where does “frende” come from?

frende (Latin) comes from Latin frendeo, from Latin frendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

frende (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “frende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfrendeoAlternative form of frendō
2LatinfrendoI grind, gnash; I crush or grind to pieces; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash
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