Where does “eyðast” come from?

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

eyðast (Icelandic): to disintegrate; to be deleted

Definitions

  1. to disintegrate; to be deleted

Ancestry of “eyðast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceyðato destroy, bring to nothing; to spend, waste; a...
2Old Norseeyða
3Proto-Germanicauþijanąto make empty; to desolate
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti