Where does “eid” come from?

eid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic aidiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

eid (Norwegian Bokmål): an isthmus; past participle of eie; form removed...

Definitions

  1. an isthmus; past participle of eie; form removed...

Ancestry of “eid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiðisthmus; accusative singular of eiðr
2Proto-Germanicaidijąisthmus, strait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “eid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidiją →Every word from Old Norse eið →