Where does “seiling” come from?

seiling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seile, from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

seiling (Norwegian Bokmål): sailing; a sailing

Definitions

  1. sailing; a sailing

Ancestry of “seiling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålseileto sail
2Old Norsesiglato sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →