Where does “Eid” come from?

Eid (Scots) comes from Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic aidiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

Ancestry of “Eid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeiðisthmus; accusative singular of eiðr
2Proto-Germanicaidijąisthmus, strait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “Eid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidiją →Every word from Old Norse eið →