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Old English:
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Etymology of the English word friend
the English word
friend
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*frijojanan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pri-
Derivations in English
befriend
,
boyfriend
,
girlfriend
,
unfriended
,
friended
,
friendly
,
boy-friend
,
friending
Cognates
Dutch
vriend
, German
Freund
, Icelandic
frändi
, Swedish
frände
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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