Where does “Neid” come from?

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

Neid (Pennsylvania German): envy

Definitions

  1. envy

Ancestry of “Neid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannīthate
2Old High Germannīdenvy
3Old Englishnīþenvy, hatred, malice, spite, jealousy; envy,...
4Proto-Germanicnīþąhate, envy, malice
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nīþą →Every word from Old English nīþ →