Where does “fjendsk” come from?

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

fjendsk (Danish): hostile, unfriendly, inimical

Definitions

  1. hostile, unfriendly, inimical

Ancestry of “fjendsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjendeenemy, adversary, foe
2Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “fjendsk”

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