Where does “menschenfeindlich” come from?
menschenfeindlich (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.
menschenfeindlich (German): misanthropic; inhuman
Ancestry of “menschenfeindlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -feindlich | — |
| 2 | German | feindlich | enemy , foelike, inimical, hostile, adverse,... |
| 3 | German | Feind | enemy, fiend, foe |
| 4 | Middle High German | vīant | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fīant | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |