Where does “pennvässare” come from?

pennvässare (Swedish) comes from Swedish vässa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic hwassijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pennvässare (Swedish): pencil sharpener

Definitions

  1. pencil sharpener

Ancestry of “pennvässare”, step by step

pennvässare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vässa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvässato sharpen; to make sharp
2Old Norsehvessasharpen
3Proto-Germanichwassijanąto make sharp
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish penna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpennaa contour feather, a penna; a quill, a feather...
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →