Where does “ið” come from?

ið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic iða, from Old Norse iða.

ið (Icelandic): a continual moving about, fidgeting, not staying...

Definitions

  1. a continual moving about, fidgeting, not staying...

Ancestry of “ið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiciðawhirlpool, eddy; to move constantly, restlessly
2Old Norseiða—
Every word from Old Norse iða →Every word from Icelandic iða →
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