Where does “edder” come from?

edder (English) comes from Middle English edre, from Old English ǣdre, from Proto-Germanic ēþrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

edder (English): Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge...

Definitions

  1. Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge...

Ancestry of “edder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishedreA vein; a blood vessel
2Old Englishǣdrea vein, artery; sinew; stream
3Proto-Germanicēþrǭvein; rivulet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrǭ →Every word from Old English ǣdre →