Where does “eiter” come from?
eiter (German) comes from Middle High German eiter, from Old High German eitar, from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.
eiter (German): inflection of eitern:
## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of eitern:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “eiter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | eiter | — |
| 2 | Old High German | eitar | pus; poison |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aitrą | poison; pus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oyd- | abscess; tumor, abscess |