Etymology

friendish

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Today it means: Like, or relating to a friend. Full definition →

English friend ← Middle English frend ← Old English frēond
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  3. Proto-Germanic*frijōną
  4. Proto-Germanic*frijōndz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*friund
  6. Old Englishfrēond
  7. Middle Englishfrend
  8. Englishfriend
  9. English todayfriendish

From friend + -ish.

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