Where does “kæta” come from?

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

kæta (Icelandic): to gladden, to cheer

Definitions

  1. to gladden, to cheer

Ancestry of “kæta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekæta—
2Proto-Germanickanhtijanąto make happy, gladden
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 →