Where does “smøye” come from?

smøye (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse smeygja, from Proto-Germanic smaugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

smøye (Norwegian Nynorsk): to stitch

Definitions

  1. to stitch

Ancestry of “smøye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmeygjato slip
2Proto-Germanicsmaugijanąto make slip, cause to get down
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →