Where does “Volksfeind” come from?
Volksfeind (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.
Volksfeind (German): enemy of the people
Definitions
- enemy of the people
Ancestry of “Volksfeind”, step by step
Volksfeind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Feind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Feind | enemy, fiend, foe |
| 2 | Middle High German | vīant | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fīant | enemy, fiend, foe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via German volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |