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Where does “auþijaną” come from?

auþijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

auþijaną (Proto-Germanic): to make empty; to desolate

Definitions

  1. to make empty; to desolate

Ancestry of “auþijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “auþijaną”

  • öda
  • øyda
  • eyða
  • eyðsla
  • eyða
  • øþa
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