Where does “fiendsk” come from?

fiendsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fiende, from Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

fiendsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): hostile, unfriendly

Definitions

  1. hostile, unfriendly

Ancestry of “fiendsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiendean enemy
2Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →