ijdel

(Anglès)

  1. vain, overly proud (of one's appearance, status etc.)
  2. idle, in vain, unfounded
  3. petty, mere, insignificant, worthless

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Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle Dutch idel, from Old Dutch īdil, from Proto-Germanic *īdalaz. Cognate with German eitel, English idle. The common Dutch loss of medial -d- led to the by-forms ijl and iel, which eventually acquired different meanings.

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