Where does “Feindbild” come from?

Feindbild (German) comes 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.

Feindbild (German): foe image

Definitions

  1. foe image

Ancestry of “Feindbild”, step by step

Feindbild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feind

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

via German Bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →