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Where does “ómþýður” come from?

ómþýður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þýður, from Old Norse þýðr, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewH- — to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...

ómþýður (Icelandic): pleasant-sounding, euphonious

Definitions

  1. pleasant-sounding, euphonious

Ancestry of “ómþýður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþýðurgentle, mild; affable, kind, amiable; easy-going
2Old Norseþýðrkind, affectionate, affable
3Proto-Germanicþiudijazgood, kind; friendly
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantewH-to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...
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