Where does “Klassenfeind” come from?

Klassenfeind (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.

Klassenfeind (German): class enemy

Definitions

  1. class enemy

Ancestry of “Klassenfeind”, step by step

Klassenfeind 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 klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
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