Where does “øyda” come from?

øyda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic auþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

øyda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to make empty, desolate, move away from; to make...

Definitions

  1. to make empty, desolate, move away from; to make...

Ancestry of “øyda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyða—
2Proto-Germanicauþijanąto make empty; to desolate
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “øyda”

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