Where does “loysa” come from?

loysa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

loysa (Faroese): to loose, to unfasten, to relieve (of an office)

Definitions

  1. to loose, to unfasten, to relieve (of an office)

Ancestry of “loysa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleysato loosen
2Proto-Germaniclausijanąto make loose; to release, to set free
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 →
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