Where does “niþ” come from?

niþ (Old English) comes from Old English nīþ, from Proto-Germanic nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

niþ (Old English): envy, jealousy; hostility, hatred, evil, violence

Definitions

  1. envy, jealousy; hostility, hatred, evil, violence

Ancestry of “niþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
2Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old English nīþ →
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