Where does “kvelja” come from?

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

kvelja (Icelandic): to torture, to torment

Definitions

  1. to torture, to torment

Ancestry of “kvelja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveljato torment, torture
2Proto-Germanickwaljanąto make suffer, to hurt
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 →