Where does “týna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “týna”, step by step

týna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic tiunijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictiunijanąto torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,...
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Norse tjón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjón—
2Proto-Germanicteunō—

Words derived from “týna”

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