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Where does “wraitijaną” come from?

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

wraitijaną (Proto-Germanic): to vex; to excite

Definitions

  1. to vex; to excite

Ancestry of “wraitijaną”, 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 “wraitijaną”

  • reta
  • reita
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