Where does “fjende” come from?

fjende (Danish) comes from Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

fjende (Danish): enemy, adversary, foe

Definitions

  1. enemy, adversary, foe

Ancestry of “fjende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
2Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
3Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “fjende”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →