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

  1. to become weak or infirm; be frail

Ancestry of “tȳdrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictūdrijanąto become brittle or weak; exhaust
2Proto-Germanictūdrijazsmall, frail; brittle; weak; exhausted
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tūdrijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tūdrijaną →