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Where does “frendshipe” come from?

frendshipe (Middle English) comes from Old English frēondsċipe, from Proto-West Germanic friundskapi, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

frendshipe (Middle English): Alternative form of frendschip

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of frendschip

Ancestry of “frendshipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrēondsċipe—
2Proto-West Germanicfriundskapifriendship
3Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
4Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Words derived from “frendshipe”

  • friendship
  • unfriendship
  • guestfriendship
  • friendshipless
  • friendshipper
  • friendshippy
  • friendshipy
  • friendshiplike
  • cyberfriendship
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