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Where does “kunþijan” come from?

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

kunþijan (Proto-West Germanic): to make known

Definitions

  1. to make known

Ancestry of “kunþijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunþijanąto make known, announce
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kunþijan”

  • cuddle
  • cuddly
  • cuddler
  • cuddlesome
  • cuddliness
  • kithe
  • cuddlable
  • cuddlee
  • cuddlicious
  • cuddlecore
  • uncuddlable
  • cuddlefest
  • cuththen
  • kiþen
  • kuthen
  • cudden
  • kithen
  • gecyþan
  • cȳþan
  • cyþan
  • kithe
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