Where does “feond” come from?

feond (Middle English) comes from Middle English feend, from Old English fēond, from Proto-Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

feond (Middle English): Alternative form of feend

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of feend

Ancestry of “feond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfeendA enemy, foe or fiend; Satan, the Devil; A demon,...
2Old Englishfēondenemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,...
3Proto-Germanic*fijand—
4Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
5Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →