Where does “ȳþ” come from?
ȳþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic unþī, from Proto-Indo-European unt-.
ȳþ (Old English): wave, billow, flood, sea, liquid, water
Definitions
- wave, billow, flood, sea, liquid, water
Ancestry of “ȳþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | unþī | wave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | unt- | — |