Where does “illfänas” come from?

illfänas (Swedish) comes from Swedish fägna, from Old Swedish fæghna, from Old Norse fagna, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

illfänas (Swedish): strife, bicker

Definitions

  1. strife, bicker

Ancestry of “illfänas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfägnadelight
2Old Swedishfæghnato rejoice (over, in something)
3Old Norsefagnato rejoice
4Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faginōną →Every word from Old Norse fagna →