Where does “lǣstan” come from?
lǣstan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laistijan, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
lǣstan (Old English): to follow, help, serve, perform, do, carry out,...
Definitions
- to follow, help, serve, perform, do, carry out,...
Ancestry of “lǣstan”, step by step
lǣstan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *laistijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *laistijan | to track, follow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via West Germanic *laistijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germanic | *laistijan | — |