Etymograph

English

friendsomeness

Friendsomeness comes from Middle English frendsomnes.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frendsomnes
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015friendsomeness

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500frendsomnes
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015friendsomeness

Earliest quotation: 2015, Alexis Hall: “What with them not having been recentwise rescued by…”

Formed from friendsome + -ness

Middle English frendsome

English friendsome

Today it means

noun The state, quality, or condition of being friendsome; friendliness.

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

Etymograph / Middle English frendsomnes / friendsomeness