Where does “gjøde” come from?

gjøde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gœða, from Proto-Germanic gōdijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gjøde (Norwegian Bokmål): to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight

Definitions

  1. to feed with the purpose of having the recipient (often an animal) gain weight

Ancestry of “gjøde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegœða—
2Proto-Germanicgōdijanąto make good, improve
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “gjøde”

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