Where does “dȳfan” come from?

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

dȳfan (Old English): to dip, immerse

Definitions

  1. to dip, immerse

Ancestry of “dȳfan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dȳfan”

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