Old Dutch friunt continues into Middle Dutch vrient and variants vreent, vrint, and vrunt through West Germanic and Dutch sound and spelling development.
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vrient
friend, ally, relation, lover, confidant, partisan, or form of address
OPEN NODE 1324 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld Dutch · Old Dutch, recorded around 1100 · loving one friend old dutchfriunt
friend, beloved companion, or favored person; inherited loving-agent noun
OPEN NODE 1325 ↗01
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The inherited friend or favored-person noun persists while recorded ally, relation, lover, and address uses diversify.
Old Dutch around 1100 into the early Middle Dutch record.
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Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands — vriendEWN dated forms: Old Dutch friunt; Middle Dutch vrient
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Directly links the Old and Middle Dutch records.
Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal — VRIEND IHeadword VRIEND I; Middle Dutch forms
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies a second historical form inventory.
Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek — VRIENT IHeadword VRIENT I and variant inventory
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently supplies Middle Dutch forms and meanings.
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