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Where does “duttijaną” come from?

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

duttijaną (Proto-Germanic): to stop up, to block, to close; to meddle

Definitions

  1. to stop up, to block, to close; to meddle

Ancestry of “duttijaną”, 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 “duttijaną”

  • dit
  • ditten
  • dutten
  • dyttan
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