Where does “fiendliness” come from?
fiendliness (English) comes from English fiendly, from Middle English fendly, from Old English feondlic, from Old English fēond, from Proto-Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
fiendliness (English): The quality of being fiendly
Definitions
- The quality of being fiendly
Ancestry of “fiendliness”, step by step
fiendliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fiendly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiendly | Hostile |
| 2 | Middle English | fendly | Hostile |
| 3 | Old English | feondlic | hostile; Satanic |
| 4 | Old English | fēond | enemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fijand | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |