Where does “denċġan” come from?

denċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

denċġan (Old English): to knock, ding

Definitions

  1. to knock, ding

Ancestry of “denċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdangijanąto beat, hit
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 →