Where does “pricchen” come from?

pricchen (Middle English) comes from Old English priċċan, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “pricchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpriċċan—
2Proto-Germanicprikjanąto stick; prick
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 →