Where does “jonassen” come from?

jonassen (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.

jonassen (Dutch): to grab (someone) by the hands and feet and swing or throw (him or her) upward repeatedly, done as a game or as hazing

Definitions

  1. to grab (someone) by the hands and feet and swing or throw (him or her) upward repeatedly, done as a game or as hazing

Ancestry of “jonassen”, 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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