Proto-Germanic

*frijōndz

‘friend, loved one’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz, most familiar first.

• friend ← freend ← frēond ← *friund
• friendly ← frendly ← frēondlīċ ← *frijōndlīk ← *frijōndlīkaz
• friendship ← frendshipe ← frēondsċiepe ← *friundskapi ← *friund
• unfriend ← onfrend ← frend ← frēond ← *friund
• friendful ← frendful ← frend ← frēond ← *friund
• friendslop ← friend ← frend ← frēond ← *friund

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *frijōndz