Where does “-tydig” come from?
-tydig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish tyde, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
-tydig (Norwegian Bokmål): used to form endings of some adjectives
Definitions
- used to form endings of some adjectives
Ancestry of “-tydig”, step by step
-tydig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tyde | interpret; decipher, read |
| 2 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Norwegian Bokmål tyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tyde | to decipher, interpret, make out; to imply,... |