Where does “idelhende” come from?

idelhende (Old English) comes from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl — void, empty, ineffective.

idelhende (Old English): empty-handed

Definitions

  1. empty-handed

Ancestry of “idelhende”, step by step

idelhende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īdel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīdelempty, void; bereft
2Proto-West Germanic*īdlvoid, empty, ineffective

via Old English hende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhende—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īdl →Every word from Old English īdel →