Where does “ydelse” come from?

ydelse (Danish) comes from Danish yde, from Old Norse ýta, from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną — to push away, to expel.

ydelse (Danish): yield, output; granting; performance

Definitions

  1. yield, output; granting; performance

Ancestry of “ydelse”, step by step

ydelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish yde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishydesupply; yield; give
2Old Norseýta—
3Proto-Germanic*ūtijanąto push away, to expel

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną →Every word from Old Norse ýta →Every word from Danish yde →