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English word friend comes from Proto-Indo-European *preyH-, Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, Proto-Indo-European *priH-eh₂yéti ~ priH-eh₂-ti, and later Proto-Germanic *frijōną (To free. To like. To love.)
*preyH- (Proto-Indo-European)
*prāy- (Proto-Indo-European)
*priH-eh₂yéti ~ priH-eh₂-ti (Proto-Indo-European)
*frijōną (Proto-Germanic)
To free. To like. To love.
*frijōndz (Proto-Germanic)
Friend, loved one.
frēond (Old English)
freond (Old English)
A friend. A lover.
freend (Middle English)
Friend.
friend (English)
(climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.. (obsolete) A paramour of either sex.. A boyfriend or girlfriend.. A [...]