Where does “hjá” come from?

hjá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hjá, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hjá (Icelandic): by, near, next to, at place

Definitions

  1. by, near, next to, at place

Ancestry of “hjá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjáby, near, with
2Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hjá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwô →Every word from Old Norse hjá →