Where does “Neid” come from?

Neid (German) comes from Old High German nīd, from Old English nīþ, from Proto-Germanic nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

Neid (German): envy, jealousy

Definitions

  1. envy, jealousy

Ancestry of “Neid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannīdenvy
2Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
3Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →