Where does “idel” come from?

idel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-Germanic *īdl.

Ancestry of “idel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchīdilempty
2Proto-Germanic*īdl

Words derived from “idel

Every word from Proto-Germanic *īdlEvery word from Old Dutch īdil