Where does “Ister” come from?

Ister (Latin) comes from Old Danish istær, from Old Norse ístr, from Proto-Germanic *instraz — intestine.

Ister (Latin): Danube

Definitions

  1. Danube

Ancestry of “Ister”, step by step

Ister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish istær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishistær—
2Old Norseístr(intestinal) fat
3Proto-Germanic*instrazintestine

via Ancient Greek Ἴστρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἼστρος—

Words derived from “Ister”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *instraz →Every word from Old Norse ístr →Every word from Old Danish istær →