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Where does “tyrefekting” come from?

tyrefekting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -e-, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

tyrefekting (Norwegian Bokmål): bullfighting; a bullfight

Definitions

  1. bullfighting; a bullfight

Ancestry of “tyrefekting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-e-—
2Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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