Where does “ysta” come from?

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

ysta (Icelandic): to curdle

Definitions

  1. to curdle

Ancestry of “ysta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseysta—
2Proto-Germanicjustijanąto curdle; to make cheese
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 →