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Where does “eiður” come from?

eiður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

eiður (Faroese): oath; swear word

Definitions

  1. oath; swear word

Ancestry of “eiður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiðroath
2Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

Words derived from “eiður”

  • eiði
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →