Where does “gydi” come from?

gydi (Middle English) comes from Old English gidiġ, from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz — ghostly, spirited.

gydi (Middle English): possessed by a demon; crazy, insane; foolish;...

Definitions

  1. possessed by a demon; crazy, insane; foolish;...

Ancestry of “gydi”, step by step

gydi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gidiġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgidiġ—
2Proto-Germanicgudīgazghostly, spirited

via Old English gydiġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgydiġpossessed by a spirit or demon, mad, insane
Every word from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz →Every word from Old English gidiġ →
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