Where does “eider” come from?

eider (Dutch) comes from German Eider, from Icelandic æður, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

eider (Dutch): a type of seaduck; an eider

Definitions

  1. a type of seaduck; an eider

Ancestry of “eider”, step by step

eider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEidereider bird
2Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
3Old Norseæðrvein; eider
4Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Icelandic æðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæðr—

Words derived from “eider”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →