Where does “neyta” come from?

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

neyta (Old Norse): to use, employ

Definitions

  1. to use, employ

Ancestry of “neyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnautijanąto cause to use; to employ
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “neyta”

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