Where does “eitur” come from?

eitur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

eitur (Icelandic): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “eitur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeitrpoison
2Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “eitur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aitrą →Every word from Old Norse eitr →