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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aitrą →