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Where does “prāy-” come from?

prāy- (Proto-Indo-European): to like, love

Definitions

  1. to like, love

Words derived from “prāy-”

  • friend
  • afraid
  • friendly
  • friendship
  • Frederick
  • girlfriend
  • boyfriend
  • Friedman
  • Fritz
  • Godfrey
  • friendliness
  • Siegfried
  • Federico
  • befriend
  • unafraid
  • affray
  • Friedmann
  • frith
  • Fritzie
  • schoolfriend
  • friendlily
  • overfriendly
  • Friedmanite
  • befriender