Where does “ydd” come from?

ydd (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ydda, from Old Norse ydda, from Proto-Germanic uzdijaną, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ydd (Icelandic): refuse from sharpening the tip of a pencil or...

Definitions

  1. refuse from sharpening the tip of a pencil or...

Ancestry of “ydd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicyddamake pointed, sharpen
2Old Norseyddato show the point to the other side
3Proto-Germanicuzdijaną—
4Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdijaną →