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Where does “*aitr” come from?

*aitr (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

Ancestry of “*aitr”, step by step

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