Where does “-feindlich” come from?

-feindlich (German) comes from German feindlich, from German Feind, from Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīant, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

-feindlich (German): prejudiced against, -phobic

Definitions

  1. prejudiced against, -phobic

Ancestry of “-feindlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeindlichenemy
2GermanFeindenemy, fiend, foe
3Middle High Germanvīant
4Old High Germanfīantenemy, fiend, foe
5Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
6Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “-feindlich

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