Where does “ieldan” come from?

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

ieldan (Old English): to put off, delay, prolong; hesitate, tarry;...

Definitions

  1. to put off, delay, prolong; hesitate, tarry;...

Ancestry of “ieldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaldijanąto make old; to delay
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 →