Where does “friōnd” come from?

friōnd (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic friund, from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

Ancestry of “friōnd”, step by step

friōnd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic friund

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

via Proto-Germanic *friund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*friund—

Words derived from “friōnd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōndz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic friund →