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).

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Croatian

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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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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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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

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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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French

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1 ami ... general Lat. amīcus Buck
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Frisian

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German

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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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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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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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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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Occitan

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Polish

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1 przyjaciel ... general ... Buck
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Slovak

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Slovenian

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Spanish

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1 amigo ... general Lat. amīcus Buck
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Swedish

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1 vän ... general Ir. fine 'clan', Skt. van- 'desire, love, wish, acquire', etc. Buck
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