Where does “eid” come from?

eid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Arabic عِيد, from Arabic محمد, from Arabic حَمَّدَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

eid (Norwegian Nynorsk): an oath; an isthmus

Definitions

  1. an oath; an isthmus

Ancestry of “eid”, step by step

eid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عِيد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعِيدholiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,...
2Arabicمحمدcommendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;...
3Arabicحَمَّدَto praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

via Old Norse eiðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiðroath
2Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic حَمَّدَ →