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Where does “yþ” come from?

yþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic unþī, from Proto-Indo-European unt-.

yþ (Old English): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “yþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunþīwave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanunt-—

Words derived from “yþ”

  • yþlaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European unt- →