Where does “demme” come from?

demme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse demma, from Proto-Germanic dammijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

demme (Norwegian Bokmål): (with opp) to dam up, stem (the flow)

Definitions

  1. (with opp) to dam up, stem (the flow)

Ancestry of “demme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “demme”

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