Where does “duven” come from?

duven (Middle English) comes from Old English dȳfan, from Proto-Germanic dūbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “duven”, step by step

duven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dȳfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdȳfanto dip, immerse
2Proto-Germanicdūbijanąto submerse, dive
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English dūfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūfanto duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive
2Proto-West Germanic*dūbanto dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbanąto dive, to sink
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →