Where does “neidvoll” come from?
neidvoll (German) comes from German neid, from Middle High German nīt, from Old High German nīd, from Old English nīþ, from Proto-Germanic nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
neidvoll (German): envious
Ancestry of “neidvoll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | neid | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | nīt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nīd | — |
| 4 | Old English | nīþ | envy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nīþą | hate, envy, malice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |