Old High German friunt continues as Middle High German vriunt with High German orthographic and phonological development; historical f and v spellings do not mark a new lexical root.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 1280historical continuationestablished
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vriunt
friend, neighbor, lover, or relative
OPEN NODE 1317 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld High German · Old High German, recorded from the eighth century · loving one friend relative old high germanfriunt
friend, favored person, or relation; inherited loving-agent noun
OPEN NODE 1318 ↗01
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The inherited friend and relation noun expands across neighbor, lover, trusted companion, and social ally uses.
Old High German into the Middle High German textual record.
Wolfgang Pfeifer · Jacob Grimm
established — DWDS/Pfeifer and Grimm explicitly give Old High German friunt followed by Middle High German vriunt.
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CITATION REGISTER
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DWDS — Freund, etymology after Wolfgang PfeiferPfeifer etymology: Old High German friunt; Middle High German vriunt
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly links the two attested High German stages.
Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm — FreundOpening etymology: OHG friunt; MHG vriunt
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently publishes the continuation.
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EDITORIAL REUSE