Where does “kveðja” come from?

kveðja (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic kwadjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kveðja (Icelandic): greeting; to say goodbye, to take one's leave; to...

Definitions

  1. greeting; to say goodbye, to take one's leave; to...

Ancestry of “kveðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwadjanąto greet
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kveðja”

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