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Where does “freond” come from?

freond (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

freond (Old English): friend, friendly; friend, relative, lover

Definitions

  1. friend, friendly; friend, relative, lover

Ancestry of “freond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

Words derived from “freond”

  • friend
  • girlfriend
  • boyfriend
  • befriend
  • schoolfriend
  • befriender
  • unfriend
  • penfriend
  • nonfriend
  • friendy
  • friendlike
  • girlf
  • superfriend
  • manfriend
  • boyfriendless
  • womanfriend
  • girlfriendly
  • friendo
  • girlfriendy
  • befriendeth
  • girlfriendless
  • galfriend
  • cyberfriend
  • befriendment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy- →