Where does “idi” come from?

idi (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

idi (Proto-Germanic): but; and

Definitions

  1. but; and

Ancestry of “idi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “idi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →