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vriend
vriend
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vriːnt/
Etymology
From Old Dutch *friond, *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Compare Low German frund, West Frisian freon, German Freund, English friend, Danish frænde, Norwegian frende. Related to the verb vrijen (“to make love; to be in a relationship”).
Noun
vriend m (plural vrienden, diminutive vriendje n, feminine vriendin)
Derived terms
- bevrienden
- vriendelijk
- vriendschap
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vriend