English
friendboy
From friend + boy.
Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’
Proto-West Germanic *friund
Old English frēond
Middle English freend
English friend
Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-
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Proto-Germanic *bōjô ‘younger brother’
Proto-West Germanic *bōjō
Old English *bōia ‘boy’
Middle English boye ‘servant, commoner, knave, boy’
English boy
Today it means
noun A male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / friendboy