Where does “nithen” come from?

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

nithen (Old Dutch): to hate, to despise, to be hostile towards

Definitions

  1. to hate, to despise, to be hostile towards

Ancestry of “nithen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-en—
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
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