*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 747

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 02uncertainNO SINGLE PIN

*fi(j)ēn- and lexicalized *fi(j)and-

Proto-Germanic linguistic horizon

fēond DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

Germanic branches preserve both the hate verb and lexicalized present-participial enemy noun. The asterisked forms are comparative reconstructions.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
uncertain
TIME PRECISION
range
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
YES
CLAIM CITATIONS
2
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.

A comparative-linguistic interval rather than an attested spelling date.

PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗
DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.

  1. supports

    On the syntax of the Agent nouns in Gothic: the case of nd-formations

    Argues that the enemy noun had lexicalized before the recorded branches.

    p. 47 and note 24, pre-Gothic lexicalization and Germanic parallelsAUDIT SOURCE ↗
  2. supports

    Oxford English Dictionary — fiend, n., revised 2026

    Independently identifies the participial Germanic formation.

    Etymology summary and Germanic cognate setAUDIT SOURCE ↗