Where does “erkifjandi” come from?

erkifjandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fjandi, from Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

erkifjandi (Icelandic): archenemy

Definitions

  1. archenemy

Ancestry of “erkifjandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjandienemy; devil, demon, fiend; "a term for another...
2Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →