Where does “lemian” come from?

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

lemian (Old English): to lame

Definitions

  1. to lame

Ancestry of “lemian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclamjanąto bash, hit; to lame, cripple
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “lemian”

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