Where does “-nuzzen” come from?

-nuzzen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic nutjōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “-nuzzen”, step by step

-nuzzen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic nutjōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicnutjōnąTo use; make use of; employ
2Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Proto-Germanic nutōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicnutōnąTo make use of; employ
2Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Proto-Germanic nutjaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnutjaną—

Words derived from “-nuzzen”

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