Where does “hwierfan” come from?
hwierfan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hwarbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hwierfan (Old English): to turn, revolve, walk, go, roam, or move about;...
Definitions
- to turn, revolve, walk, go, roam, or move about;...
Ancestry of “hwierfan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbijaną | to turn |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |