Etymology

friendo

F4R1I1E1N1D2O1

Today it means: Term of address. Full definition →

English oh ← Middle English o ← Old French oh
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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. Latinō
  10. Old Frenchoh
  11. Middle Englisho
  12. EnglishO
  13. Middle Englisho
  14. Englishoh
  15. English todayfriendo

From friend + -o.

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