Where does “neþan” come from?

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

neþan (Old English): to dare, risk, venture

Definitions

  1. to dare, risk, venture

Ancestry of “neþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnanþijanąto dare
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 →