Where does “strelen, strælen” come from?

strelen, strælen (Middle High German) comes from Middle Dutch strâlen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “strelen, strælen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrâlento shoot, to penetrate (originally with an arrow)
2Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
3Old Dutch-en
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “strelen, strælen

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti