Where does “nīd” come from?

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

nīd (Old High German): envy

Definitions

  1. envy

Ancestry of “nīd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
2Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nīd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old English nīþ →
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