Where does “hending” come from?
hending (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hende, from Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic handijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hending (Norwegian Nynorsk): incident; occurence; event; happening
Definitions
- incident; occurence; event; happening
Ancestry of “hending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hende | to happen, occur |
| 2 | Old Norse | henda | to catch with the hand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handijaną | to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |