Where does “vīant” come from?

vīant (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fīant, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Ancestry of “vīant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfīantenemy, fiend, foe
2Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
3Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “vīant”

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