Where does “kvæle” come from?

kvæle (Danish) comes from Old Norse kvelja, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kvæle (Danish): to choke, strangle, suffocate

Definitions

  1. to choke, strangle, suffocate

Ancestry of “kvæle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveljato torment, torture
2Proto-Germanickwaljanąto make suffer, to hurt
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kvæle”

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