Where does “tȳdrian” come from?
tȳdrian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tūdrijaną, from Proto-Germanic tūdrijaz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tȳdrian (Old English): to become weak or infirm; be frail
Definitions
- to become weak or infirm; be frail
Ancestry of “tȳdrian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tūdrijaną | to become brittle or weak; exhaust |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tūdrijaz | small, frail; brittle; weak; exhausted |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “tȳdrian”