Where does “lebensfeindlich” come from?

lebensfeindlich (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.

lebensfeindlich (German): hostile to life

Definitions

  1. hostile to life

Ancestry of “lebensfeindlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-feindlichprejudiced against, -phobic
2Germanfeindlichenemy
3GermanFeindenemy, fiend, foe
4Middle High Germanvīant—
5Old High Germanfīantenemy, fiend, foe
6Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
7Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →
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