Where does “fræða” come from?

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

fræða (Icelandic): educate, inform, teach

Definitions

  1. educate, inform, teach

Ancestry of “fræða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefrǿða—
2Proto-Germanicfrōdijanąto make wise; instruct; teach; advise
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fræða”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →