Where does “feand” come from?

feand (Yola) comes from Middle English fēnd, from Old English fēond, from Proto-Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

feand (Yola): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “feand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfēndAn enemy, foe or fiend
2Old Englishfēondenemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,...
3Proto-Germanic*fijand—
4Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
5Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →