Where does “seilien” come from?

seilien (Middle English) comes from Old English siġlan, from Proto-West Germanic siglijan, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “seilien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsiġlanto sail
2Proto-West Germanicsiglijanto sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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