Etymology

tidder

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Today it means: To treat with tenderness; fondle Full definition →

Middle English tidren ← Old English tīdrian ← Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaną
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tūdrijaz“brittle; weak; exhausted”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*tūdrijaną“to become brittle or weak; exhaust”
  3. Old English · inherited fromtīdrian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromtidren
  5. English todaytidder

From Middle English tidren, from Old English tīdrian, tȳdrian (“to become weak or infirm; be frail”), from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaną (“to become brittle or weak; exhaust”), from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaz (“brittle; weak; exhausted”), equivalent to Old English tid + -er. Related to Old English tiddre, tyddre, tēdre, tīdre, tȳdre (“weak; fragile”), West Frisian tear (“tender; gentle”), Dutch teder (“tender; fond; gentle; loving”), German Low German teder (“fine; delicate; sensitive; tender; weak”).

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