Where does “tēonian” come from?
tēonian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tiunijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tēonian (Old English): to injure, irritate, slander
Definitions
- to injure, irritate, slander
Ancestry of “tēonian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tiunijaną | to torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tēonian”