Where does “eyðimörk” come from?

eyðimörk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse eyðimǫrk, 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.

eyðimörk (Icelandic): desert; wasteland

Definitions

  1. desert; wasteland

Ancestry of “eyðimörk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyðimǫrkdesert
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 iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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