Where does “spyrja” come from?

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

spyrja (Old Norse): to trace steps or footprints; to investigate, to...

Definitions

  1. to trace steps or footprints; to investigate, to...

Ancestry of “spyrja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspurjanąto feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;...
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “spyrja”

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