Where does “øde” come from?

øde (Danish) comes from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic auþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

øde (Danish): desolate, deserted; waste, wilderness; to waste

Definitions

desolate, deserted; waste, wilderness; to waste

Ancestry of “øde”, step by step

øde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eyða

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	eyða	—
2	Proto-Germanic	auþijaną	to make empty; to desolate
3	Proto-Germanic	-janą	Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-yéti	Creates intransitive, often deponent,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	yé-	—
6	Chichewa	iye	he, she

via Late Latin oda

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	oda	ode
2	Ancient Greek	ᾠδή	song, ode; legend, tale, story
3	Ancient Greek	ἀείδω	To sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
4	Proto-Hellenic	awéidō	to sing

Words derived from “øde”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →