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Where does “*fijand” come from?

*fijand (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Ancestry of “*fijand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
2Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
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