Where does “tydelig” come from?

tydelig (Danish) comes from Danish tyde, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tydelig (Danish): clear

Definitions

  1. clear

Ancestry of “tydelig”, step by step

tydelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tyde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtydeinterpret; decipher, read
2Old Norseþýðato win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...
3Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “tydelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →