Where does “spyrja” come from?
spyrja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse spyrja, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
spyrja (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the spelling reform of 1938;...
Definitions
- form removed with the spelling reform of 1938;...
Ancestry of “spyrja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spyrja | to trace steps or footprints; to investigate, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spurjaną | to feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |