Where does “seyra” come from?

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

seyra (Old Norse): to fester

Definitions

  1. to fester

Ancestry of “seyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ja—
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →