Where does “tydelighed” come from?

tydelighed (Danish) comes from Danish tydelig, 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.

tydelighed (Danish): intelligibility, clarity, comprehensibility

Definitions

  1. intelligibility, clarity, comprehensibility

Ancestry of “tydelighed”, step by step

tydelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tydelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtydeligclear
2Danishtydeinterpret; decipher, read
3Old Norseþýðato win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...
4Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect
5Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō