Where does “æðr” come from?

æðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

æðr (Old Norse): vein; eider

Definitions

  1. vein; eider

Ancestry of “æðr”, step by step

æðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ēþrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
2Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Proto-Germanic ēdrǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicēdrǭ—

Words derived from “æðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →