Where does “ty” come from?

ty (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

ty (Norwegian Nynorsk): to interpret

Definitions

  1. to interpret

Ancestry of “ty”, step by step

ty traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þýða

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

via Old Norse Týr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseTýrTyr
2Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Old Norse tygi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
2Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
3Old Saxontiuh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →