Where does “æða” come from?

æða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

æða (Faroese): eider; common eider; female eider

Definitions

  1. eider; common eider; female eider

Ancestry of “æða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseæðrvein; eider
2Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →
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