Where does “tsjoen” come from?
tsjoen (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian tsjoene, from Old Frisian tiōna, from Proto-Germanic tiunijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tsjoen (West Frisian): magic spell, enchantment
Definitions
- magic spell, enchantment
Ancestry of “tsjoen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | tsjoene | to enchant, conjure, perform magic, cast a spell,... |
| 2 | Old Frisian | tiōna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tiunijaną | to torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |