Where does “nodian” come from?

nodian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic naudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

nodian (Old Saxon): to compel, to force

Definitions

  1. to compel, to force

Ancestry of “nodian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnaudijanąto compel, to force
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 →