Where does “feondgield” come from?

feondgield (Old English) comes from Old English fēond, from Proto-Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

feondgield (Old English): idol

Definitions

  1. idol

Ancestry of “feondgield”, step by step

feondgield traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fēond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēondenemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,...
2Proto-Germanic*fijand—
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Old English ġield

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġieldpayment, tribute
2Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →