Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*preyH-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *preyH-, most common first.
- freeUnconstrained.
- friendA person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
- frayTo rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.