Where does “dæmma” come from?

dæmma (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse demma, from Proto-Germanic dammijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dæmma (Old Swedish): to dam, to block the flow of water

Definitions

  1. to dam, to block the flow of water

Ancestry of “dæmma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedemma—
2Proto-Germanicdammijanąto dam
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →