Where does “smoyggja” come from?

smoyggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse smeygja, from Proto-Germanic smaugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

smoyggja (Faroese): slip into, out of sth, pull on, pull off

Definitions

  1. slip into, out of sth, pull on, pull off

Ancestry of “smoyggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmeygjato slip
2Proto-Germanicsmaugijanąto make slip, cause to get down
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 →