Where does “Feind” come from?
Feind (Luxembourgish) comes 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.
Feind (Luxembourgish): enemy
Ancestry of “Feind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vīant | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fīant | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |