Where does “eygja” come from?

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

eygja (Old Norse): to eye

Definitions

  1. to eye

Ancestry of “eygja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaugijanąto show, display, cause to see
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “eygja”

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