Where does “fīand” come from?
fīand (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
Ancestry of “fīand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *fijand | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
Words derived from “fīand”