Where does “feondræden” come from?

feondræden (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.

feondræden (Old English): enmity

Definitions

  1. enmity

Ancestry of “feondræden”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →
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