Where does “rihtijan” come from?

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

rihtijan (Proto-West Germanic): to straighten to set straight; to align, to...

Definitions

  1. to straighten to set straight; to align, to...

Ancestry of “rihtijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rihtijan”

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