Where does “vijand” come from?

vijand (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch viant, from Old Dutch fīand, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

vijand (Dutch): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “vijand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchviantenemy, opponent; devil; monster
2Old Dutchfīand—
3Proto-West Germanic*fijand—
4Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
5Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “vijand”

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