Where does “tæmandi” come from?

tæmandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tæma, from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

tæmandi (Icelandic): exhaustive

Definitions

  1. exhaustive

Ancestry of “tæmandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictæmato empty
2Old Norsetœmato empty
3Proto-Germanictōmijanąto empty
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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