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Where does “glisnōną” come from?

glisnōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “glisnōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
2Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “glisnōną”

  • glistening
  • glisten
  • glisteningly
  • glisteny
  • glist
  • glisteneth
  • beglisten
  • glistnen
  • glisnen
  • glisnian
  • glisnōn
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