Where does “aðalhenda” come from?
aðalhenda (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic henda, from Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic handijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Definitions
Ancestry of “aðalhenda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | henda | to throw; to throw away, dispose of; to happen |
| 2 | Old Norse | henda | to catch with the hand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handijaną | to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |