Where does “tyda” come from?
tyda (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.
tyda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to interpret, decipher; to mean; to indicate
Definitions
- to interpret, decipher; to mean; to indicate
Ancestry of “tyda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |