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Where does “frjándi” come from?

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

frjándi (Old Norse): friend, relative

Definitions

  1. friend, relative

Ancestry of “frjándi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frjándi”

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