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Where does “dylja” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dylja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dylja”

  • dill
  • dølja
  • dølge
  • dulinn
  • dulritun
  • dylja
  • dill
  • straumdulritun
  • dil
  • dyliæ
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