Where does “δυσμενής” come from?

δυσμενής (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic dusmenḗs, from Proto-Indo-European dusmenḗs, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

δυσμενής (Ancient Greek): hostile; enemy

Definitions

  1. hostile; enemy

Ancestry of “δυσμενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicdusmenḗshostile
2Proto-Indo-Europeandusmenḗsill-disposed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dusmenḗs →