Where does “dôven” come from?

dôven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dōven, from Proto-Germanic daubijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “dôven”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dôven”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →