Where does “kvelja” come from?

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

kvelja (Old Norse): to torment, torture

Definitions

  1. to torment, torture

Ancestry of “kvelja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kvelja”

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