Where does “nænne” come from?

nænne (Danish) comes from Old Norse nenna, from Proto-Germanic nanþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

nænne (Danish): to have the heart or conscience to do something...

Definitions

  1. to have the heart or conscience to do something...

Ancestry of “nænne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenenna—
2Proto-Germanicnanþijanąto dare
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “nænne”

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