Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “eitr” come from?

eitr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

eitr (Old Norse): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “eitr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “eitr”

  • etter
  • eitur
  • eiturlyfjasali
  • eiturlyf
  • eiturlyfjanotandi
  • eiturkoppur
  • eiturkoppaslag
  • eitur
  • eitursoppur
  • eiter
  • eter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- →