Where does “vriunt” come from?

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

vriunt (Middle High German): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “vriunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfriuntfriend
2Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
3Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

Words derived from “vriunt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōndzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic friund