Where does “æja” come from?

æja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

æja (Old Norse): to rest and eat; to rest and feed

Definitions

  1. to rest and eat; to rest and feed

Ancestry of “æja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “æja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahjaną →