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Where does “iða” come from?

iða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse iða.

iða (Icelandic): whirlpool, eddy; to move constantly, restlessly

Definitions

  1. whirlpool, eddy; to move constantly, restlessly

Ancestry of “iða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseiða—

Words derived from “iða”

  • ið
Every word from Old Norse iða →