Where does “feindlich” come from?

feindlich (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.

feindlich (German): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “feindlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeindenemy, fiend, foe
2Middle High Germanvīant—
3Old High Germanfīantenemy, fiend, foe
4Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
5Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “feindlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →