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
- to die; to pass out from drinking; to go out
Ancestry of “deyja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | deyja | to die |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dauwjan | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dawjaną | to die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
Words derived from “deyja”