Where does “leysa” come from?

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

leysa (Old Norse): to loosen

Definitions

  1. to loosen

Ancestry of “leysa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclausijanąto make loose; to release, to set free
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “leysa”

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