Where does “främlingsfientlig” come from?

främlingsfientlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish främling, from German Fremdling, from Middle High German vremdelinc.

främlingsfientlig (Swedish): xenophobic

Definitions

  1. xenophobic

Ancestry of “främlingsfientlig”, step by step

främlingsfientlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish främling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrämlingstranger; alien, foreigner; outsider
2GermanFremdlingstranger
3Middle High Germanvremdelinc—

via Swedish fientlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfientlighostile
2Middle Low Germanvīentlik—

Words derived from “främlingsfientlig”

Every word from Middle High German vremdelinc →Every word from German Fremdling →Every word from Swedish främling →