Where does “fiendly” come from?

fiendly (English) comes 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.

fiendly (English): Hostile

Definitions

  1. Hostile

Ancestry of “fiendly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfendlyHostile
2Old Englishfeondlichostile; Satanic
3Old Englishfēondenemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,...
4Proto-Germanic*fijand—
5Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
6Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “fiendly”

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