Where does “wecgan” come from?

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

wecgan (Old English): to move, agitate, drive hither and thither

Definitions

  1. to move, agitate, drive hither and thither

Ancestry of “wecgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwagjanąto move around, to shake; to agitate, to stir up
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 →