Where does “viant” come from?

viant (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fīand, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

viant (Middle Dutch): enemy, opponent; devil; monster

Definitions

  1. enemy, opponent; devil; monster

Ancestry of “viant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfīand—
2Proto-West Germanic*fijand—
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “viant”

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