Where does “eaþdæde” come from?

eaþdæde (Old English) comes from Old English dǣd, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

eaþdæde (Old English): easy to do

Definitions

  1. easy to do

Ancestry of “eaþdæde”, step by step

eaþdæde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dǣd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣddeed, act
2Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Old English ēaþe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēaþeeasily
2Old Englishbede—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →
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