Where does “dengja” come from?

dengja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic dangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dengja (Old Norse): to beat, to hammer; to sharpen by hammering

Definitions

  1. to beat, to hammer; to sharpen by hammering

Ancestry of “dengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdangijanąto beat, hit
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dengja”

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