Where does “ídýfa” come from?

ídýfa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dýfa, from Proto-Germanic dūbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ídýfa (Icelandic): dip

Definitions

  1. dip

Ancestry of “ídýfa”, step by step

ídýfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dýfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdýfato dip; to dive
2Proto-Germanicdūbijanąto submerse, dive
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic í

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicíin; to; in; for; over
2Old Norseíin
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →