Where does “nenden” come from?

nenden (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic nanþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

nenden (Old Dutch): to focus on

Definitions

  1. to focus on

Ancestry of “nenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnanþijanąto dare
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →