Where does “hvæsse” come from?

hvæsse (Danish) comes from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic hwassijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hvæsse (Danish): to sharpen, to whet

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to whet

Ancestry of “hvæsse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvessasharpen
2Proto-Germanichwassijanąto make sharp
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →