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Where does “þýða” come from?

þýða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þýða (Old Norse): to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...

Definitions

  1. to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...

Ancestry of “þýða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;...
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þýða”

  • tydlig
  • tydligen
  • tvetydig
  • tyda
  • utydelig
  • tydelig
  • betydelig
  • bety
  • ubetydelig
  • entydig
  • -tydig
  • tyde
  • flertydig
  • tydeligvis
  • bety
  • tyding
  • tyda
  • tyde
  • tyd
  • þýða
  • lánsþýðing
  • þýðing
  • tökuþýðing
  • þýðing
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