Where does “eyðslukló” come from?

eyðslukló (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.

eyðslukló (Icelandic): spendthrift, moocher

Definitions

  1. spendthrift, moocher

Ancestry of “eyðslukló”, step by step

eyðslukló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eyða

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

via Icelandic kló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicklóclaw, talon; plug; loo, toilet
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti