Where does “denġan” come from?

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

denġan (Old English): To beat or strike

Definitions

  1. To beat or strike

Ancestry of “denġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dangijanto beat, hit
2Proto-Germanicdangijanąto beat, hit
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “denġan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →