Etymology Explorer
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Where does “istær” come from?
istær (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse ístr, from Proto-Germanic *instraz — intestine.
Ancestry of “istær”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
ístr
(intestinal) fat
2
Proto-Germanic
*instraz
intestine
Words derived from “istær”
Ister
Istropolis
isterband
isterbuk
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