Where does “flertydig” come from?
flertydig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -tydig, 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.
flertydig (Norwegian Bokmål): ambiguous; open to multiple interpretations
Definitions
- ambiguous; open to multiple interpretations
Ancestry of “flertydig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | -tydig | used to form endings of some adjectives |
| 2 | Danish | tyde | interpret; decipher, read |
| 3 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |