Where does “friunt” come from?

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

friunt (Old High German): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “friunt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “friunt”

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