Where does “tørre” come from?
tørre (Danish) comes from Danish -e, from Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tørre (Danish): to dry, to cause to become dry; to dry, to become...
Definitions
- to dry, to cause to become dry; to dry, to become...
Ancestry of “tørre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | -e | Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and... |
| 2 | Old Danish | -æ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |