Where does “aitǭ” come from?

aitǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁eid- — to swell.

aitǭ (Proto-Germanic): swelling; swelling; gland; nodule

Definitions

  1. swelling; swelling; gland; nodule

Ancestry of “aitǭ”, step by step

aitǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁eid-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eid-to swell

via Proto-Indo-European h₁eyd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyd-to swell

Words derived from “aitǭ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eid-