Where does “kvæler” come from?
kvæler (Danish) comes from Danish kvæle, 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.
kvæler (Danish): strangler, choker, suffocator; stifler,...
Definitions
- strangler, choker, suffocator; stifler,...
Ancestry of “kvæler”, step by step
kvæler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kvæle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kvæle | to choke, strangle, suffocate |
| 2 | Old Norse | kvelja | to torment, torture |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |