Where does “tebeldhyghtya” come from?

tebeldhyghtya (Cornish) comes from Cornish dyghtya, from Middle English dighten, from Old English dihtan, from Proto-Germanic dihtōną — to compose; invent.

tebeldhyghtya (Cornish): to abuse

Definitions

  1. to abuse

Ancestry of “tebeldhyghtya”, step by step

tebeldhyghtya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish dyghtya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdyghtyato direct, manage
2Middle EnglishdightenTo prepare or ready
3Old Englishdihtanto dictate, direct; to compose
4Proto-Germanicdihtōnąto compose; invent

via Cornish tebel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtebelevil, wicked

Words derived from “tebeldhyghtya

Every word from Proto-Germanic dihtōną