Where does “eyði” come from?
eyði (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “eyði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | auþijaz | void, empty, barren, deserted, waste |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewt(i)o- | forlorn, deserted |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |