Where does “Penisneid” come from?

Penisneid (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.

Penisneid (German): penis envy

Definitions

  1. penis envy

Ancestry of “Penisneid”, step by step

Penisneid 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 Penis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPenispenis
2Latinpēnistail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow

Words derived from “Penisneid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old English nīþ →