Where does “kveðjast” come from?
kveðjast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kveðja, from Proto-Germanic kwadjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
kveðjast (Icelandic): to bid farewell, to say goodbye
Definitions
- to bid farewell, to say goodbye
Ancestry of “kveðjast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kveðja | greeting; to say goodbye, to take one's leave; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwadjaną | to greet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |