Where does “lænda” come from?

lænda (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse lenda, from Proto-Germanic landijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

lænda (Old Swedish): to land; to arrive

Definitions

  1. to land; to arrive

Ancestry of “lænda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselendato land
2Proto-Germaniclandijanąto land
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 →