Where does “tyne” come from?

tyne (Scots) comes from Old Norse týna, from Proto-Germanic tiunijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

tyne (Scots): To lose; To cause somebody to lose a legal case

Definitions

  1. To lose; To cause somebody to lose a legal case

Ancestry of “tyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetýna—
2Proto-Germanictiunijanąto torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,...
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →