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Where does “behindertenfeindlich” come from?

behindertenfeindlich (German) comes from German -feindlich, from German feindlich, 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.

behindertenfeindlich (German): that discriminates against the disabled

Definitions

  1. that discriminates against the disabled

Ancestry of “behindertenfeindlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-feindlich—
2Germanfeindlichenemy , foelike, inimical, hostile, adverse,...
3GermanFeindenemy, fiend, foe
4Middle High Germanvīant—
5Old High Germanfīant—
6Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
7Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
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