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Where does “fullestian” come from?

fullestian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon lestian, from West Germanic *laistijan, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

fullestian (Old Saxon): to help, aid

Definitions

  1. to help, aid

Ancestry of “fullestian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlestianto do, accomplish; to obey
2West Germanic*laistijan—
3Proto-Germaniclaistijanąto follow, to track; to pursue
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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