Where does “dylja” come from?

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

dylja (Icelandic): to hide, to conceal

Definitions

  1. to hide, to conceal

Ancestry of “dylja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedyljato hide, to conceal
2Proto-Germanicduljanąto mislead
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dylja”

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