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Where does “tyd” come from?

tyd (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þýða, 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.

tyd (Westrobothnian): To explain, interpret; cause to suppose,...

Definitions

  1. To explain, interpret; cause to suppose,...

Ancestry of “tyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþýðato win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to...
2Proto-Germanicþiudijanąto associate ; engage with; attach to; join ;...
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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