English

friendgirl

From friend + girl.

A compound of friend + girl

Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’

Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’

Proto-West Germanic *friund

Old English frēond

Middle English freend

Middle English gerle ‘young person’

English girl

Today it means

noun A female friend, as opposed to a girlfriend or lover.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / friendgirl