Where does “feogan” come from?

feogan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fijēn, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

feogan (Old English): to hate; persecute

Definitions

  1. to hate; persecute

Ancestry of “feogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fijēnto hate
2Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fijēn →