Where does “nænna” come from?

nænna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse nenna, from Proto-Germanic nanþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

nænna (Old Swedish): to have the heart or conscience to do something unpleasant or hurtful

Definitions

  1. to have the heart or conscience to do something unpleasant or hurtful

Ancestry of “nænna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenenna—
2Proto-Germanicnanþijanąto dare
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 →
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