Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “eiðr” come from?

eiðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

eiðr (Old Norse): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “eiðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

Words derived from “eiðr”

  • ed
  • ed
  • eid
  • ed
  • eiður
  • eiði
  • eiður
  • eþer
  • eth
  • ēþ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →