Where does “naiten” come from?

naiten (Middle English) comes from Old Norse neyta, from Proto-Germanic nautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “naiten”, step by step

naiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse neyta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneytato use, employ
2Proto-Germanicnautijanąto cause to use; to employ
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Norse neita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneita—
2Proto-Germanicniitjanąto say ‘no’, deny, refuse
3Proto-Germanicnenot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “naiten”

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