פֿרײַנד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“loved one, friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *prēy-, *prāy- (“to like, love”). Compare German Freund.

Noun

פֿרײַנד • (fraynd) m, feminine פֿרײַנדין‎ (frayndin)

friend

Derived terms

פֿרײַנדלעך‎ (frayndlekh, “friendly”)
פֿרײַנדשאַפֿט‎ (frayndshaft, “friendship”)

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