Where does “dempen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dempen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdempen—
2Proto-Germanicdampijanąto dampen
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dempen”

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