Where does “semja” come from?

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

semja (Old Norse): to shape, compose, arrange; to agree on, settle;...

Definitions

  1. to shape, compose, arrange; to agree on, settle;...

Ancestry of “semja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “semja”

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