English word origin

Etymology of Lide

Inherited from Middle English Lyde, from Old English hlȳda, from hlȳdan (“to make noise”) + -a (agentive suffix), literally “noise-maker”; thus the only Germanic month name to survive in Modern English. Compare loud, and

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Root classification mention*ḱlew-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionLydeenm
Inherited-form mentionhlȳdaang
Word-formation componenthlȳdanang · to make noise
Word-formation component-aang

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the German surname, possibly Americanized from Leid.

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