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Where does “þýðing” come from?

þýðing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þýða, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þýðing (Icelandic): translation; meaning

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Ancestry of “þýðing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþýðato translate a language; to mean, to signify;...
2Old Norseþýðato win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...
3Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;...
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þýðing”

  • lánsþýðing
  • tökuþýðing
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