Where does “knyta” come from?

knyta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish knyta, from Old Norse knýta, from Proto-Germanic knuttijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

knyta (Swedish): to tie; to go to sleep

Definitions

  1. to tie; to go to sleep

Ancestry of “knyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishknyta—
2Old Norseknýta—
3Proto-Germanicknuttijanąto bind into a knot; to tie with a knot
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “knyta”

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