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Where does “eidereend” come from?

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

eidereend (Dutch): The eider, a duck species, "Somateria...

Definitions

  1. The eider, a duck species, "Somateria...

Ancestry of “eidereend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheidera type of seaduck; an eider
2GermanEidereider
3Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
4Old Norseæðrvein; eider
5Proto-Germanicēþrō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
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