Where does “eyðing” come from?
eyðing (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.
eyðing (Icelandic): destruction, carnage
Definitions
- destruction, carnage
Ancestry of “eyðing”, step by step
eyðing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic eyða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | eyða | to destroy, bring to nothing; to spend, waste; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eyða | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | auþijaną | to make empty; to desolate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ing | — |