English
fiendly
Fiendly comes from Middle English fendly ‘hostile, devilish’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *fijandlīk.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fijandlīkreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēondliċ‘hostile’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fendly‘hostile, devilish’
- Englishtodayfiendly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fijandlīkreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēondliċ‘hostile’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fendly‘hostile, devilish’
- Englishtodayfiendly
Formed from fiend + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- ‘to hate’
Proto-Germanic *fijandz ‘enemy, fiend’
Proto-West Germanic *fijand
Old English fēond ‘enemy’
Middle English fend ‘enemy’
English fiend
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *fijandlīk
Today it means
adj Hostile.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *fijandlīk / fiendly