Where does “tydelig” come from?
tydelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål 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.
tydelig (Norwegian Bokmål): clear, evident, obvious; legible, easy-to-read
Definitions
- clear, evident, obvious; legible, easy-to-read
Ancestry of “tydelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tyde | to decipher, interpret, make out; to imply,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tydelig”