Where does “šunytė” come from?

šunytė (Lithuanian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål yte, from Old Norse ýta, from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną — to push away, to expel.

šunytė (Lithuanian): female puppy, little female dog

Definitions

  1. female puppy, little female dog

Ancestry of “šunytė”, step by step

šunytė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål yte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålyteto contribute, give, bestow
2Old Norseýta—
3Proto-Germanic*ūtijanąto push away, to expel

via Lithuanian šùnė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianšùnė—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną →Every word from Old Norse ýta →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål yte →