draugs

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • friend a person with whom one has a friendship
  • (of animals) friend an animal with whom one has friendly relations, an animal which behaves in a friendly way towards people or other animals
  • (of people) friend, admirer, lover (of something)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *draugás derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (deceive, serve, hold fast, support, hold, mislead, be other, serve one's tribe, be second, injure).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰrewgʰ-

Gloss

deceive, serve, hold fast, support, hold, mislead, be other, serve one's tribe, be second, injure

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