Where does “cyþan” come from?

cyþan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kunþijan, from Proto-Germanic kunþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

cyþan (Old English): to make known; tell; relate; proclaim; announce;...

Definitions

  1. to make known; tell; relate; proclaim; announce;...

Ancestry of “cyþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickunþijanto make known
2Proto-Germanickunþijanąto make known, announce
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 →