Where does “eident” come from?

eident (English) comes from Scots eident, from English ithand, from Middle English ithand, from Middle English ithen, from Old Norse iðinn, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

eident (English): Busy, industrious, diligent

Definitions

  1. Busy, industrious, diligent

Ancestry of “eident”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotseident—
2EnglishithandIndustrious; assiduous; continually busy;...
3Middle Englishithand—
4Middle Englishithen—
5Old Norseiðinnassiduous, diligent
6Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
7Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion

Words derived from “eident”

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