Where does “Fäind” come from?

Fäind (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fīand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Fäind (Saterland Frisian): fiend; enemy; foe

Definitions

  1. fiend; enemy; foe

Ancestry of “Fäind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfīand—
2Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
3Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →