Where does “Neidbau” come from?

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

Neidbau (German): spite house; a structure built primarily to...

Definitions

  1. spite house; a structure built primarily to...

Ancestry of “Neidbau”, step by step

Neidbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneidenvy, jealousy
2Middle High Germannīthate
3Old High Germannīdenvy
4Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
5Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via German Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →
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