Where does “doyða” come from?

doyða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse deyða, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

doyða (Faroese): to kill, to put to death

Definitions

  1. to kill, to put to death

Ancestry of “doyða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeyða—
2Proto-Germanicdaudijanąto make dead, kill
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →