Where does “folkefiende” come from?

folkefiende (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.

folkefiende (Norwegian Nynorsk): a public enemy

Definitions

  1. a public enemy

Ancestry of “folkefiende”, step by step

folkefiende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fiende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiendean enemy
2Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Norwegian Nynorsk folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfolkpeople
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →