Where does “reta” come from?

reta (Swedish) comes from Old Norse reita, from Proto-Germanic wraitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

reta (Swedish): to tease; to annoy or irritate; to make somebody...

Definitions

  1. to tease; to annoy or irritate; to make somebody...

Ancestry of “reta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereitato excite, irritate
2Proto-Germanicwraitijanąto vex; to excite
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “reta”

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