Where does “þiðna” come from?

þiðna (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

þiðna (Old Norse): to thaw, melt away

Definitions

  1. to thaw, melt away

Ancestry of “þiðna”, step by step

þiðna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáto get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;...
2Proto-Germanicnēhwijanąto approach, to come near
3Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Old Norse þíða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþíðato thaw, melt
2Proto-Germanicþīdaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →