Where does “tyrdel” come from?
tyrdel (Middle English) comes from Old English tyrdel, from Old English tord, from Proto-West Germanic *tord, from Proto-Germanic turdą, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tyrdel (Middle English): Alternative form of tridel
Definitions
- Alternative form of tridel
Ancestry of “tyrdel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | tyrdel | dropping, small piece of excrement |
| 2 | Old English | tord | a turd |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tord | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | turdą | manure; mud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “tyrdel”