EuroHiT/Friend

Definition of the Concept: Words for 'friend' are most commonly cognate with words for 'love' or 'dear'. Some mean also and more originally 'companion' (Buck).

Catalan

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Croatian

History of Forms

No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	prijatelj	...	general	cf. ChSl (late) prijateljĭ, etc., general modern Slavic, fr. prijati 'favor, be well-disposed to' : Goth. frijōn 'love', frijōnds 'friend', etc., and esp. OHG friudil	Buck
2	drug	...	'companion'	cf. drugi 'other': Goth. driugan 'do military service', ga-drauhts 'soldier', ON drōtt, OE dryht, OHG truht 'multitude, people, army', etc.	Buck
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Czech

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	přítel	...	...	...	Buck
2	drug	...	'companion'	Goth. driugan 'do military service', ga-drauhts 'soldier', ON drōtt, OE dryht, OHG truht 'multitude, people, army, etc.	Buck
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Danish

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	ven	...	general	Ir. fine 'clan', Skt. van- 'desire, love, wish, acquire', etc.	Buck
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Dutch

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1	vriend	...	general	...	Buck
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English

History of Forms

No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	friend	since OE frēond, ME frend	general	orig. pres. pples. of Goth. frijōn, OE frēon 'love'	Buck
2	OE wine	only OE	only OE	Ir. fine 'clan', Skt. van- 'desire, love, wish, acquire', etc.	Buck
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Estonian

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Finnish

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French

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	ami	...	general	Lat. amīcus	Buck
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Frisian

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German

History of Forms

No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	freund	since OHG friunt, MHG vriunt	general	orig. pres. pples. of Goth. frijōn, OE frēon 'love'	Buck
2	OHG wini, MHG win(e)	only OHG, MHG	only OHG, MHG	Ir. fine 'clan', Skt. van- 'desire, love, wish, acquire', etc.	Buck
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Hungarian

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Irish

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	cara	since Ir. care	general	...	Buck
2	Ir. fine	only Ir.	'clan'; only Ir.	...	Buck
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Italian

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	amico	...	general	Lat. amīcus	Buck
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Ladin

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Latvian

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Lithuanian

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	draugas	...	general	Goth. driugan 'do military service', ga-drauhts 'soldier', ON drōtt, OE dryht, OHG truht 'multitude, people, army, etc.	Buck
2	bičiulis	...	pop. word for 'bosom-friend'	lit. 'bee-keeper', deriv. of bitė 'bee'; the bee-keepers of a neighborhood are bound together in close friendship and form a kind of 'bee-fraternity'	Buck
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Maltese

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Norwegian

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Occitan

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Polish

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No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	przyjaciel	...	general	...	Buck
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Portuguese

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Rumantsch

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Slovak

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Slovenian

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Spanish

History of Forms

No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	amigo	...	general	Lat. amīcus	Buck
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Swedish

History of Forms

No.	Variants of Lexical Type	Chronological Data	Distribution	Origin	Sources
1	vän	...	general	Ir. fine 'clan', Skt. van- 'desire, love, wish, acquire', etc.	Buck
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