Where does “fletja” come from?

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

fletja (Icelandic): to flatten

Definitions

  1. to flatten

Ancestry of “fletja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefletjato make flat
2Proto-GermanicflatjanąTo flatten, make flat
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →