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Where does “tyde” come from?

tyde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

tyde (Norwegian Bokmål): to decipher, interpret, make out; to imply,...

Definitions

  1. to decipher, interpret, make out; to imply,...

Ancestry of “tyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþýðato win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...
2Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;...
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tyde”

  • betydelig
  • bety
  • ubetydelig
  • utydelig
  • tydelig
  • flertydig
  • tydeligvis
  • entydig
  • -tydig
  • bety
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →