Etymograph

English

friendlihead

Friendlihead comes from Middle English frendlyhed.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frendlyhed
  2. Englishtodayfriendlihead

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frendlyhed
  2. Englishtodayfriendlihead

Formed from friendly + -head

Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’

Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz ‘friendlike’

Proto-West Germanic *frijōndlīk

Old English frēondlīċ ‘friendly’

Middle English frendly

English friendly

Today it means

noun Friendliness; friendship.

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

Etymograph / Middle English frendlyhed / friendlihead