Befriend in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “befriend” in Hindi is दोस्ती करना, pronounced mitravat vyavahar karana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Middle English bi-
English be-
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijōną
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz
Proto-West Germanic *friund
Old English frēond
Middle English frend
English friend
English befriend
From be- (intensifying prefix) + friend (verb).
cognates
* Dutch bevrienden (“to befriend”)
* German befreunden (“to befriend”)
* German Low German befründen (“to befriend”)
* Saterland Frisian befrüündje (“to befriend”)
* West Frisian befreone (“befriended”)
Quick facts about “befriend”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Middle English bi-
English be-
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijōną
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz
Proto-West Germanic *friund
Old English frēond
Middle English frend
English friend
English befriend
From be- (intensifying prefix) + friend (verb).
cognates
* Dutch bevrienden (“to befriend”)
* German befreunden (“to befriend”)
* German Low German befründen (“to befriend”)
* Saterland Frisian befrüündje (“to befriend”)
* West Frisian befreone (“befriended”)