Where does “eileider” come from?
eileider (Dutch) comes from Dutch ei, from Middle Dutch ei, from Old Dutch ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.
eileider (Dutch): Fallopian tube
Definitions
- Fallopian tube
Ancestry of “eileider”, step by step
eileider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ei | egg |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ei | egg |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ei | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 5 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 6 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 7 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Dutch Leiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Leiden | to lead, to take the lead |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | leiden | to lead, to bring; to lead, to guide, to conduct;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | leiden | to lead, to bring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |