American Heritage compares Germanic *frī- with Indo-European *prī-. The initial Germanic f corresponds to the older labial stop under the comparative analysis; the exact intermediate morphology is not promoted as attested.
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*frī-
to like, love, or be friendly to; also represented in the free verb family
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · proposed Indo-European comparison · love like friend proposed indo european root*prī-
a proposed Indo-European root compared with the Germanic friend and free family
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The reconstructed like, love, or friendliness field is compared across Indo-European, but no one original institution of friendship or freedom is recovered.
Proposed Indo-European base to Germanic reconstruction.
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proposed — The source publishes the root cross-reference, while the accessible record does not establish one directly attested proto-form, sentence, or social structure.
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American Heritage Dictionary — friendEtymology: see prī- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Indo-European comparison used here with proposed confidence.
DWDS — Freund, etymology after Wolfgang PfeiferPfeifer etymology: connection with frei
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supports the Germanic love and free family without independently fixing the PIE label.
Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands — vriendPokorny-linked prāi-, prǝi-, prī- comparisons on Etymologiebank
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Shows a wider comparative proposal without turning every listed item into a direct parent.
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