Where does “æðóttur” come from?

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

æðóttur (Icelandic): veined; veiny

Definitions

  1. veined; veiny

Ancestry of “æðóttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæða vein, a blood vessel; a vessel, a ship, a...
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →