Where does “witāną” come from?

witāną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

witāną (Proto-Germanic): to know; to see

Definitions

  1. to know; to see

Ancestry of “witāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
2Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
3Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Germanic -āną →