Where does “spanjaną” come from?
spanjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
spanjaną (Proto-Germanic): to attract, to allure
Ancestry of “spanjaną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 4 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “spanjaną”