Etymology

boyfriendship

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Today it means: The quality or state of being someone's boyfriend Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English boyfriend
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The story

  1. Englishboyfriend
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todayboyfriendship

From boyfriend + -ship.

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