Where does “Geysir” come from?

Geysir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic geysa, from Old Norse geysa, from Proto-Germanic gausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Geysir (Icelandic): Gusher

Definitions

  1. Gusher

Ancestry of “Geysir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeysato gush; to rush
2Old Norsegeysato gush
3Proto-Germanicgausijanąto make erupt
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Geysir”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →