Where does “temen” come from?

temen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

temen (Middle English): To bear young, to produce children; To give...

Definitions

  1. To bear young, to produce children; To give...

Ancestry of “temen”, step by step

temen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tœma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetœmato empty
2Proto-Germanictōmijanąto empty
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English tēman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēman—
2Proto-Germanictemanąto fit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “temen”

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