Where does “eider” come from?
eider (French) comes from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.
eider (French): eider
Ancestry of “eider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | æðr | vein; eider |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ēþrō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ēt-er- | stomach, intestines |
Words derived from “eider”