English word friend comes from Proto-Indo-European *preyH-, Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, Proto-Indo-European *priH-eh₂yéti ~ priH-eh₂-ti, and later Proto-Germanic *frijōną (To free. To like. To love.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*preyH- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*prāy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*priH-eh₂yéti ~ priH-eh₂-ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*frijōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To free. To like. To love. |
*frijōndz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Friend, loved one. |
frēond | Old English (ang) | |
freond | Old English (ang) | A friend. A lover. |
freend | Middle English (enm) | Friend. |
friend | English (en) | (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.. (obsolete) A paramour of either sex.. A boyfriend or girlfriend.. A [...] |