Where does “ydda” come from?

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

ydda (Icelandic): make pointed, sharpen

Definitions

  1. make pointed, sharpen

Ancestry of “ydda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseyddato show the point to the other side
2Proto-Germanicuzdijaną—
3Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “ydda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdijaną →