Where does “oyða” come from?

oyða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic auþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

oyða (Faroese): to destroy

Definitions

  1. to destroy

Ancestry of “oyða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyða—
2Proto-Germanicauþijanąto make empty; to desolate
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 →