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Where does “*iði” come from?

*iði (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

Ancestry of “*iði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
2Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
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