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, plural פֿרײַנד (fraynd), feminine פֿרײַנדין (frayndin)

1. friend

Derived terms

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