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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

  1. Alternative form of tridel

Ancestry of “tyrdel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtyrdeldropping, small piece of excrement
2Old Englishtorda turd
3Proto-West Germanic*tord—
4Proto-Germanicturdąmanure; mud
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tyrdel”

  • treddle
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