Where does “yþlida” come from?

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

yþlida (Old English): ship

Definitions

  1. ship

Ancestry of “yþlida”, step by step

yþlida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ȳþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishȳþwave, billow, flood, sea, liquid, water
2Proto-Germanicunþīwave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanunt-—

via Old English lida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlidasailor, traveller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European unt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unþī →Every word from Old English ȳþ →
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