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Where does “yedding” come from?

yedding (English) comes from Middle English ȝedding, from Old English gieddung, from Old English ġieddian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

yedding (English): A song, especially the song of a minstrel; A...

Definitions

  1. A song, especially the song of a minstrel; A...

Ancestry of “yedding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishȝedding—
2Old Englishgieddung—
3Old Englishġieddianto speak formally, discuss, speak with...
4Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
5Old English-ōjan—
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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