Where does “lemmen” come from?

lemmen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lemmen, from Proto-Germanic lamjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “lemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlemmen—
2Proto-Germaniclamjanąto bash, hit; to lame, cripple
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 →
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