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Where does “fundōn” come from?

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

fundōn (Proto-West Germanic): to set out, depart; to found

Definitions

  1. to set out, depart; to found

Ancestry of “fundōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
2Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fundōn”

  • fundon
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