Where does “ødelægge” come from?

ødelægge (Danish) comes from Danish øde, 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.

ødelægge (Danish): to destroy; to ruin

Definitions

  1. to destroy; to ruin

Ancestry of “ødelægge”, step by step

ødelægge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish øde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishødedesolate, deserted; waste, wilderness; to waste
2Old Norseeyða—
3Proto-Germanicauþijanąto make empty; to desolate
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish lægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæggeto lay; to put, place; indefinite plural of læg
2Old Swedishlæggialay, put in a resting position
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “ødelægge”

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