Where does “gyllinæð” come from?

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

gyllinæð (Icelandic): hemorrhoid

Definitions

  1. hemorrhoid

Ancestry of “gyllinæð”, 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 →