Where does “støyta” come from?

støyta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse steyta, from Proto-Germanic stautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

støyta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to push, bump, collide

Definitions

  1. to push, bump, collide

Ancestry of “støyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteyta—
2Proto-Germanicstautijanąto push
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 →