Etymology

fellowship

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Today it means: A company of people that share the same interest or aim. Full definition →

Middle English felowschipe ← Old Norse félagskapr
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromfélagskapr
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfelowschipe
  3. English todayfellowship

From Middle English felowschipe, felawshipe, felaȝschyp, equivalent to fellow + -ship; or perhaps adapted from Old Norse félagskapr, félagsskapr (“fellowship”). Compare Icelandic félagsskapur (“companionship, company, community”), Danish fællesskab (“fellowship”), Norwegian fellesskap (“fellowship”), and Old Swedish fælaghskap (“fellowship”)

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