Where does “eitur” come from?

eitur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

eitur (Faroese): poison; second-person singular present of eita;...

Definitions

  1. poison; second-person singular present of eita;...

Ancestry of “eitur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeitrpoison
2Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “eitur

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