Where does “geyma” come from?

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

geyma (Old Norse): keep, watch

Definitions

  1. keep, watch

Ancestry of “geyma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaumijanąto heed, notice, observe, keep
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “geyma”

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