Where does “gegna” come from?

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

gegna (Icelandic): to hold (a position), to serve (a purpose)

Definitions

  1. to hold (a position), to serve (a purpose)

Ancestry of “gegna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegegna—
2Proto-GermanicgaginjanąTo go against; To meet, to encounter
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 →