Where does “טייטן” come from?

טייטן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German tōden, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

טייטן (Yiddish): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “טייטן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantōden—
2Proto-Germanicdaudijanąto make dead, kill
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 →