Part of speech: Noun
the state of being friends (or friendly)
Categories: Relationship
Friendly relationship, Friendship
The word "friendship" comes from Proto-West Germanic *friundskapi. It started in Old English frēondsċipe. Then it appeared in Middle English frendshipe.
friend – A related word in the same word family.
ship – A related word in the same word family.
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.