Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “eþer” come from?

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

eþer (Old Swedish): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “eþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiðroath
2Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

Words derived from “eþer”

  • ed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →