Where does “eyðimǫrk” come from?

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

eyðimǫrk (Old Norse): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “eyðimǫrk”, step by step

eyðimǫrk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eyða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyða—
2Proto-Germanicauþijanąto make empty; to desolate
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Norse mǫrk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
2Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “eyðimǫrk”

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