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

  1. vain, overly proud; idle, in vain, unfounded;...

Ancestry of “ijdel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchidel—
2Old Dutchīdilempty
3Proto-Germanic*īdl—

Words derived from “ijdel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *īdl →Every word from Old Dutch īdil →Every word from Middle Dutch idel →