Where does “geysa” come from?

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

geysa (Old Norse): to gush

Definitions

  1. to gush

Ancestry of “geysa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “geysa”

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