Where does “ijdel” come from?
ijdel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-Germanic *īdl.
ijdel (Dutch): vain, overly proud; idle, in vain, unfounded;...
Definitions
- vain, overly proud; idle, in vain, unfounded;...
Ancestry of “ijdel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | idel | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | īdil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *īdl | — |
Words derived from “ijdel”