Where does “leysa” come from?

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

leysa (Icelandic): to loosen; to resolve, to solve, to unravel; to...

Definitions

  1. to loosen; to resolve, to solve, to unravel; to...

Ancestry of “leysa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleysato loosen
2Proto-Germaniclausijanąto make loose; to release, to set free
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 →