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 (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þýða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →