Where does “fjandi” come from?

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

fjandi (Icelandic): enemy; devil, demon, fiend; "a term for another...

Definitions

  1. enemy; devil, demon, fiend; "a term for another...

Ancestry of “fjandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
2Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
3Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “fjandi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →