Where does “eiði” come from?

eiði (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic aidiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

eiði (Icelandic): isthmus; indefinite dative singular of eiður

Definitions

  1. isthmus; indefinite dative singular of eiður

Ancestry of “eiði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiðisthmus; accusative singular of eiðr
2Proto-Germanicaidijąisthmus, strait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidiją →Every word from Old Norse eið →