Where does “geysa” come from?

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

geysa (Icelandic): to gush; to rush

Definitions

  1. to gush; to rush

Ancestry of “geysa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeysato gush
2Proto-Germanicgausijanąto make erupt
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “geysa”

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