Where does “ait(t)r” come from?

ait(t)r (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

ait(t)r (Proto-West Germanic): poison; boil, sore

Definitions

  1. poison; boil, sore

Ancestry of “ait(t)r”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ait(t)r”

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