Etymology

druzhina

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Today it means: A retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe. Full definition →

Russian дружи́на
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The story

  1. Russian · derived fromдружи́на“fellowship”
  2. English todaydruzhina

From Russian дружи́на (družína, “fellowship”), from друг (drug, “companion, friend”).

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