Where does “deyja” come from?

deyja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

deyja (Icelandic): to die; to pass out from drinking; to go out

Definitions

  1. to die; to pass out from drinking; to go out

Ancestry of “deyja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeyjato die
2Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
3Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “deyja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →