Where does “geilen” come from?

geilen (Dutch) comes from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

geilen (Dutch): to be horny

Definitions

  1. to be horny

Ancestry of “geilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
2Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
3Old Dutch-en
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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