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

Definitions

  1. envious

Ancestry of “neidvoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneidenvy, jealousy
2Middle High Germannīthate
3Old High Germannīdenvy
4Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
5Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old English nīþ →
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