Where does “quedden” come from?

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

quedden (Middle Dutch): to address; to greet

Definitions

  1. to address; to greet

Ancestry of “quedden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchqueddento greet; to speak positively
2Proto-Germanickwadjanąto greet
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 →