Where does “mænudeyfing” come from?

mænudeyfing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic deyfing, from Icelandic deyfa, from Old Norse deyfa, from Proto-Germanic daubijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

mænudeyfing (Icelandic): spinal anaesthesia

Definitions

  1. spinal anaesthesia

Ancestry of “mænudeyfing”, step by step

mænudeyfing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic deyfing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdeyfinganesthesia
2Icelandicdeyfato numb; to anesthetize
3Old Norsedeyfato make deaf, deafen
4Proto-Germanicdaubijanąto make insensitive, to numb; to deafen; to dive
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic mæna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmænaspinal cord; to tower; to stare
2Old Norsemœna
3Proto-Germanicmōnijaną-to tower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti