Where does “Feind” come from?

Feind (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīant, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Feind (Pennsylvania German): enemy

Definitions

  1. enemy

Ancestry of “Feind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvīant—
2Old High Germanfīantenemy, fiend, foe
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 →