Where does “deyja” come from?

deyja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

deyja (Old Norse): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “deyja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
2Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “deyja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →