Where does “æð” come from?

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

æð (Icelandic): a vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a...

Definitions

  1. a vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a...

Ancestry of “æð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseæðrvein; eider
2Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

Words derived from “æð

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er-Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrōEvery word from Old Norse æðr
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