Where does “īdel” come from?
īdel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *īdl — void, empty, ineffective.
īdel (Old English): empty, void; bereft
Definitions
- empty, void; bereft
Ancestry of “īdel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *īdl | void, empty, ineffective |