Etymology

fiendship

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Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of being a fiend. Full definition →

Middle English feondscipe ← Old English fēondsċiepe ← Proto-West Germanic *fijandskapi
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*fijandskapi
  2. Old English · inherited fromfēondsċiepe
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfeondscipe
  4. English todayfiendship

From Middle English feondscipe, from Old English fēondsċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *fijandskapi, equivalent to fiend + -ship.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.