Where does “*hrammjan” come from?

*hrammjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hramjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

*hrammjan (Proto-West Germanic): to hem in, restrain

Definitions

  1. to hem in, restrain

Ancestry of “*hrammjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichramjanąto put into a frame, to place a frame around; to...
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “*hrammjan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →