Where does “seðja” come from?

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

seðja (Icelandic): to fill, to satiate, to sate

Definitions

  1. to fill, to satiate, to sate

Ancestry of “seðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseðjato satiate, satisfy
2Proto-Germanicsadjanąto satiate, satisfy
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 →