Where does “Oidodder” come from?
Oidodder (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Oi, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.
Oidodder (Pennsylvania German): egg yolk
Definitions
- egg yolk
Ancestry of “Oidodder”, step by step
Oidodder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pennsylvania German Oi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Oi | egg |
| 2 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 4 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 5 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 6 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Pennsylvania German Dodder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Dodder | egg yolk |